Eton
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
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During his two terms, Johnson—educated at the elite boarding school Eton and Oxford University—developed a reputation as a gaffe-prone and out-of-touch but undeniably charismatic celebrity mayor.
'We Know How to Bounce Back.' Sadiq Khan Has a Plan to Build a Greener, Fairer London Post-Pandemic | Ciara Nugent | August 11, 2021 | TimeThe alternative could have been Eton where Charles might have made important connections.
That the Eton- and Oxford-educated Cameron can come to terms with the realities of numbers should come as no surprise.
Huxley, 14 in 1908, had been just settling in at Eton when his mother died.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley | John Garth | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHarrovians were also judged to be a bit thick, as the school was not as academically demanding as Eton.
It was filmed at Eton in the early nineties, when I was a student there.
And watching these two programs side by side makes one feel infinitely happier to have been expelled from Eton than from Harrow.
Egypt was once a land of mystery; now, every lad, on leaving Eton, yachts it to the pyramids.
Educated at Eton and at Edinburgh University, he occupied at various times several minor government posts.
Lady Barnes had entirely refused to go, and Mr. and Mrs. French had departed that morning for Eton.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry WardNot long afterwards his friends recommended him for the Provostship of Eton College.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsI received my education at Eton and at Cambridge University.
Dross | Henry Seton Merriman
British Dictionary definitions for Eton
/ (ˈiːtən) /
a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, near the River Thames: site of Eton College, a public school for boys founded in 1440. Pop: 3821 (2001 est)
this college
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