Eton

[ eet-n ]

noun

1. a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.

Eton

/ ˈiːtən /

noun

1. 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)
2. this college

Example Sentences

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.

From Time

The alternative could have been Eton where Charles might have made important connections.

From Time

That the Eton- and Oxford-educated Cameron can come to terms with the realities of numbers should come as no surprise.

From The Daily Beast

Huxley, 14 in 1908, had been just settling in at Eton when his mother died.

From The Daily Beast

Harrovians were also judged to be a bit thick, as the school was not as academically demanding as Eton.

From The Daily Beast

It was filmed at Eton in the early nineties, when I was a student there.

From The Daily Beast

And watching these two programs side by side makes one feel infinitely happier to have been expelled from Eton than from Harrow.

From The Daily Beast

Egypt was once a land of mystery; now, every lad, on leaving Eton, yachts it to the pyramids.

From Project Gutenberg

Educated at Eton and at Edinburgh University, he occupied at various times several minor government posts.

From Project Gutenberg

Lady Barnes had entirely refused to go, and Mr. and Mrs. French had departed that morning for Eton.

From Project Gutenberg

Not long afterwards his friends recommended him for the Provostship of Eton College.

From Project Gutenberg

I received my education at Eton and at Cambridge University.

From Project Gutenberg

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