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Harrovian

Harrovian noun: a pupil of Harrow School, England.

Noun

Harrovian (plural Harrovians)

  1. A pupil of Harrow School, England.
    • For instance, from 1857 forty or fifty Harrovians met and played every Wednesday and matches were often arranged between particular colleges, the teams being made up entirely of Harrovians.2005, Adrian Harvey, Football: The First Hundred Years, page 43

Adjective

Harrovian (comparative more Harrovian, superlative most Harrovian)

  1. Of or relating to Harrow School, England.
    • a Harrovian straw hat

Forms of Harrovian

Noun
pluralHarrovians
Adjective
comparativemore Harrovian
superlativemost Harrovian

Origin of Harrovian

From New Latin Harrovia (“Harrow”) + -an.

Questions about Harrovian

What does Harrovian mean?
Harrovian means a pupil of Harrow School, England.
What part of speech is Harrovian?
Harrovian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Harrovian?
The plural of Harrovian is Harrovians.

Words near Harrovian in the dictionary

  1. Harrons
  2. Harrop
  3. Harrops
  4. Harroun
  5. Harrouns
  6. Harrovian
  7. Harrovians
  8. harrow
  9. Harrow drive
  10. Harrow drives
  11. Harrow on the Hill

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