oppidan

[ op-i-duhn ]
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adjective
  1. of a town; urban.

noun
  1. a townsman.

Origin of oppidan

1
First recorded in1530–40; from Latin oppidānus, equivalent to oppid(um) “town” + -ānus -an

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How to use oppidan in a sentence

  • oppidan, op′i-dan, n. at Eton, a student who is not a foundationer or colleger.

  • The convivial entertainments of Check nights and oppidan dinners had already become institutions of a past age.

    Boating | W. B. Woodgate
  • On the other hand while 'meridian' and 'quartan' are French, 'publican', 'veteran', and 'oppidan' are Latin.

  • But now oppidan life extended beyond these walls; and houses, streets, villas and gardens spread into the plain on all sides.

    The Bishop's Secret | Fergus Hume
  • From the absence of his name on the college lists, it may be inferred that he was an oppidan.

British Dictionary definitions for oppidan

oppidan

/ (ˈɒpɪdən) rare /


adjective
  1. of a town; urban

noun
  1. a person living in a town

Origin of oppidan

1
C16: from Latin oppidānus, from oppidum town

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