been-ton.
/ˈbiːntuː/ A term used in Africa and Asia for a person who has been to England, usually for education. Also attributive.
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society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > person who has been to England to be educated
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society > education > learning > learner > [adjective] > person who has been to England to be educated
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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).
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