Ivy League
Ivy League proper noun: an association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality.
Proper noun
the Ivy League
- An association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality.
- Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale form the Ivy League.
- Almost as an afterthought, we’re given an origin story for Barney’s alcoholism: he was once a sober, studious, Ivy League-bound high school scholar before Homer forced a beer on him that transformed him into a drooling, slurring, out of control rampaging id.2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Noun
Ivy League (plural Ivy Leagues)
Synonyms of Ivy League
- Harvard clip
- Princeton cut
Forms of Ivy League
| plural | Ivy Leagues |
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Origin of Ivy League
From earlier Ivy colleges (1933), as Ivy League first used by AP sports editor Alan J. Gould (1935). The title became official after the formation of the athletic conference in 1954. From the tradition of Ivy Day at many older colleges and universities, where ivy is planted to honor academic excellence.
Words formed from Ivy League
- Black Ivy League
- British Ivy League
- Chinese Ivy League
- Ivy
- Ivy Leaguer
- little Ivy
- public Ivy
- Southern Ivy
Questions about Ivy League
- What does Ivy League mean?
- Ivy League means an association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality.
- What part of speech is Ivy League?
- Ivy League can be a proper noun or a noun.
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