oppidan

 [op-i-duhn]  

op·pi·dan

   [op-i-duhn]
adjective
1.
of a town; urban.
noun
2.
a townsman.

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Origin:
1530–40; < Latin oppidānus, equivalent to oppid(um) town + -ānus -an
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oppidan (ˈɒpɪdən)
 
—adj
1.  of a town; urban
 
—n
2.  a person living in a town
 
[C16: from Latin oppidānus, from oppidum town]

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