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/op"i deuhn/, adj.1. of a town; urban.n.2. a townsman.[1530-40; < L oppidanus, equiv. to oppid(um) town + -anus -AN]
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Oppidan — Op pi*dan, a. [L. oppidanus, fr. oppidum town.] Of or pertaining to a town. Howell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oppidan — Op pi*dan, n. 1. An inhabitant of a town. [1913 Webster] 2. A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King s scholar, and who boards in a private family. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oppidan — index civil (public), denizen, resident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oppidan — [äp′i dən] adj. [L oppidanus < oppidum, town] of a town; urban n. a person living in a town … English World dictionary
oppidan — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to a town or conurbation. ... calculating the portions of the population, which are purely oppidan, suburban and rural, separately, ... 2. noun A class of student in traditional English public schools such as ;… … Wiktionary
oppidan — É‘pɪdÉ™n / É’p adj. urban, of a town (often of a town which houses a college or university) n. resident of a town, townsman … English contemporary dictionary
OPPIDAN — oppidana … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
oppidan — op·pi·dan … English syllables
oppidan — a. pertaining to town; n. town dweller; student at Eton boarding in the town … Dictionary of difficult words
oppidan — I. ˈäpədən, dən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin oppidanus, from oppidanus, adjective 1. : a resident of a town : townsman 2. obsolete … Useful english dictionary
