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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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Crockford's was bought by an Old Harrovian entrepreneur, blond, beefy Tim Holland.

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In Simla, India's cool summer capital, an old Harrovian, Indian Nationalist Jawaharlal Nehru, and other Indian leaders will confer this week with Viceroy Lord Wavell on the interim plan for India's independence.

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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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I believe," said he, "that every one of your Lordships would say 'a Harrow boy,' but would also speak of 'an Harrovian.'

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Grey-headed men threw their hats into the air; M.P.'s danced; lovely women shrieked; every Harrovian on the ground howled.

From The Hill A Romance of Friendship by Horace Annesley Vachell

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