oppidan
1 of 2noun
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 2adjective
"
: 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