oppidan

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OP'PIDAN, noun [Latin oppidanus, from oppidum a city or town.] 1. An inhabitant of a town. [Not used.] 2. An appellation given to the students of Eton school in England. OP'PIDAN, adjective Pertaining to a town. [Not used.]
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