alma mater

al·ma ma·ter or Al·ma Ma·ter  (lm mätr, älm)

n.

1. The school, college, or university that one has attended.

2. The anthem of an institution of higher learning.

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[From Latin Alma Mter, nourishing mother (epithet of certain goddesses) : alma, feminine of almus, nourishing; see al-² in Indo-European roots + mter, mother; see maternal.]

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alma mater [ˈælmə ˈmɑːtə ˈmeɪtə]

n

(often capitals) one's school, college, or university

[from Latin: bountiful mother]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alma mater - your alma mater is a school you graduated from school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"

Translations

alma mater [ˈælməˈmeɪtəʳ] N → alma máter f

alma mater [ˈælməˈmɑːtə^r] n

(formal) (= school, university) → alma mater f inv

(US) (= official song) → hymne m

alma mater

n → Alma Mater f