Eton
pronunciation
How to pronounce Eton in British English:
UK [ˈi:tn]
How to pronounce Eton in American English:
US [ˈitn]
Word Origin
- Eton
- collar (1882), jacket (1873, formerly worn by the younger boys there), etc., from Eton College, public school for boys on the Thames opposite Windsor, founded by Henry VI. The place name is Old English ea "river" (see ea) + tun "farm, settlement" (see town (n.)). Related: Etonian.
Example
- 1. Among these schools , eton is particularly famous .
- 2. Eton runs a summer school in english language and culture for chinese schoolboys .
- 3. Not everyone can rely on a good local school , let alone an eton .
- 4. From the labour ranks come tired jibes about conservative policies designed on the playing fields of eton .
- 5. The british credited their victory over napoleon to the games played on the fields of eton .