Definitions for oppidan

oppidan op·pi·dan

Spelling: [op-i-duh n]
IPA: /ˈɒp ɪ dən/

Oppidan is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 118 anagrams from letters in oppidan (adinopp).

Definitions for oppidan

noun

  1. a townsman.

adjective

  1. of a town; urban.

Origin of oppidan

1530-40; Latin oppidānus, equivalent to oppid(um) town + -ānus -an

Examples for oppidan

The convivial entertainments of Check nights and oppidan dinners had already become institutions of a past age.

On the other hand while 'meridian' and 'quartan' are French, 'publican', 'veteran', and 'oppidan' are Latin.

From the absence of his name on the college lists, it may be inferred that he was an oppidan.

But now oppidan life extended beyond these walls; and houses, streets, villas and gardens spread into the plain on all sides.

oppidan, op′i-dan, n. at Eton, a student who is not a foundationer or colleger.

Word Value for oppidan
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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