been-ton.

/ˈbiːntuː/

Forms: Also bintu.

Etymology: < been, past participle of be v. + to prep.

A term used in Africa and Asia for a person who has been to England, usually for education. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > person who has been to England to be educated

been-to1960

society > education > learning > learner > [adjective] > person who has been to England to be educated

been-to1960

1960 M. Laurence This Side Jordan iv. 82 Who did he think he was, a ‘been-to’ man, educated abroad, like Victor?

1960 M. Laurence This Side Jordan xiv. 251 She was obviously a ‘been-to’, probably trained in England.

1961 Time 3 Nov. 65/1 An educated modern African..sometimes calls himself a Bintu, meaning ‘been to’ Oxford or Cambridge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	been-to
释义	been-ton. /ˈbiːntuː/ Forms: Also bintu. Etymology: < been, past participle of be v. + to prep. A term used in Africa and Asia for a person who has been to England, usually for education. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > person who has been to England to be educated been-to1960 society > education > learning > learner > [adjective] > person who has been to England to be educated been-to1960 1960 M. Laurence This Side Jordan iv. 82 Who did he think he was, a ‘been-to’ man, educated abroad, like Victor? 1960 M. Laurence This Side Jordan xiv. 251 She was obviously a ‘been-to’, probably trained in England. 1961 Time 3 Nov. 65/1 An educated modern African..sometimes calls himself a Bintu, meaning ‘been to’ Oxford or Cambridge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1960
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