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Definition of "oppidan" [op•pi•dan]

  • Of or pertaining to a town or conurbation. (adjective)
  • A town dweller. (noun)
  • A class of student in traditional English public schools such as Eton; opposed to colleger or King's Scholar. (noun)

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Use "oppidan" in a sentence
  • "Massachusetts by oppidan on January 6, 2005 - 5: 38pm"
  • "Calvin, a "martinet", or oppidan, in the Collèege de la"
  • "But now oppidan life extended beyond these walls; and houses, streets, villas and gardens spread into the plain on all sides."