oppidan

1 of 2

noun

op·​pi·​dan

ˈäpədən,

-dᵊn

plural -s

1

: a resident of a town : townsman

2

obsolete

a

: an inhabitant of a university town not a member of the university

b

: a university student living in the town rather than at a college

3

: a student at Eton College living in a residence owned by the school but situated in the town outside the limits of the original foundation compare colleger

oppidan

2 of 2

adjective

"

: of or relating to a town or to town as opposed to country

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin oppidanus, from oppidanus, adjective

Adjective

Latin oppidanus, from oppidum + -anus -an

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