maastrichtien
French, adjective
maastrichtien is spelled M-A-A-S-T-R-I-C-H-T-I-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written French, the 196,291st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maastrichtien is a French adjective meaning “Maastrichtian Age; related to the Maastrichtien” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Maastrichtien is a different word: “Maastrichtian (resident or native of Maastricht)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au Maastrichtien”.
What does maastrichtien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Maastrichtian Age; related to the Maastrichtien
- 2
Relating to Maastricht, especially to the Maastricht Treaty
noun
- 1
masculineMaastrichtian (resident or native of Maastricht)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étage stratigraphique du Crétacé supérieur dans le Mésozoïque.
adjective: 1. Relatif au Maastrichtien. 2. Relatif au traité de Maastricht.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maastrichtien
- maastrichtienne feminine
- maastrichtiens masculine plural
- maastrichtiennes feminine plural
- Maastrichtiens plural
- Maastrichtienne feminine
- maestrichtienne
- maëstrichtienne
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is maastrichtien in French?
maastrichtien appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).