Harrovian
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Harrovian
1860–65; < New Latin Harrovi ( a ) Harrow + -an
Example Sentences
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His marks were only middling and he disliked the classics, then the sine qua non of Harrovian scholarship.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Crockford's was bought by an Old Harrovian entrepreneur, blond, beefy Tim Holland.
From Time Magazine Archive
I believe," said he, "that every one of your Lordships would say 'a Harrow boy,' but would also speak of 'an Harrovian.'
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Caesar's governor seemed to know what every Harrovian had done worth the doing.
From The Hill A Romance of Friendship by Vachell, Horace Annesley
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