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Harrovian

American  
[huh-roh-vee-uhn] / həˈroʊ vi ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Harrow.


noun

  1. a pupil or former pupil of Harrow.

Harrovian British  
/ həˈrəʊvɪən /

noun

  1. a person educated at Harrow School

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or concerning Harrow

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Harrovian

1860–65; < New Latin Harrovi ( a ) Harrow + -an

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Last week the police hauled into court Old Etonian Nicolas Boord, 22, a company director, Old Harrovian Peter Scaramanga, 25, described as a horse dealer, and Old Harrovian Peter Sterry, 29, also a company director.

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For though the emphasis in Glimpses of World History is Asiatic, Old Harrovian Nehru is himself an imperfect amalgam of East and West.

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Put together by other Old Harrovians, bound in deep Harrovian blue, it was called Winston Churchill and Harrow, Memories of the Prime Minister's Schooldays, 1888-1802.

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With Old Harrovian Winston Churchill back in power, His Majesty's ministers now boast 21 old Eton, Harrow or Winchester men; 27 Oxon. or Cantab.

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The Caterpillar was an Harrovian to the core, like the Duffer and Caesar Desmond.

From The Hill A Romance of Friendship by Horace Annesley Vachell

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