Ivy League

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.

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

Ivy Leaguer n.

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Noun

Ivy Leaguer - a student or graduate at an Ivy League school

alumna, alumnus, graduate, grad, alum - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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