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Eton

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E·ton  (tn)
An urban district of southeast-central England on the Thames River opposite Windsor. Its college, the largest and most famous of England's public schools, was founded by Henry VI in 1440.
Eton [ˈiːtən]
n
1. (Placename) a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, near the River Thames: site of Eton College, a public school for boys founded in 1440. Pop.: 1974 (1991)
2. (Placename) this college
Translations
Eton:
Eton collar
n breiter, steifer, weißer Umlegekragen
Eton crop
n → Bubikopf m, → Herrenschnitt m


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