Eton

American  

[eet-n] / ˈit n /

noun

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

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Eton British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

In the past, Carley has given newspaper interviews about both studying and rowing at Oxford and Harvard – as well as teaching at some of the country's most prestigious schools like Eton, Cheltenham and Shiplake College.

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Eton College and the University of Oxford have not responded to requests for comment.

From BBC

Carley has previously given newspaper interviews about both studying and rowing at Oxford and Harvard – as well as teaching at some of the country's most prestigious schools like Eton, Cheltenham and Shiplake College.

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Plans by Eton College to open selective sixth-form centres in Dudley and Oldham have been approved, but its Middlesbrough proposal is earmarked for cancellation.

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James Cassidy, headteacher of Eton Park Junior Academy in Burton-upon-Trent, told the BBC that he increasingly sees pupils coming into school tired, anxious and stressed, having a knock-on effect on their concentration and friendships.

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