Ivy League

Ivy League

n.

An association of eight universities and colleges in the northeast United States, comprising Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.

adj.

Of or resembling the traditions of the Ivy League.

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[So called because of the ivy-covered older college buildings.]

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Ivy Leaguer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Ivy League - a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige Brown University, Brown - a university in Rhode Island Columbia University, Columbia - a university in New York City Cornell University - a university in Ithaca, New York Dartmouth, Dartmouth College - a college in New Hampshire Harvard, Harvard University - a university in Massachusetts Princeton University, Princeton - a university in New Jersey University of Pennsylvania, Penn, Pennsylvania - a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Yale, Yale University - a university in Connecticut league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

Translations

Ivy League (US) n → Eliteuniversitäten der USA

Ivy League

Als Ivy League bezeichnet man die acht renommiertesten Universitäten im Nordosten der Vereinigten Staaten (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Yale), die untereinander Sportwettkämpfe austragen. Der Name bezieht sich auf die efeubewachsenen Mauern der Universitätsgebäude.