(US, education, informal) A small liberal arts college that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.
(US, education, informal) A small liberal arts college that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.
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(US, education, informal) A public university that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.
(US) any of the Ivy League universities, such as Dartmouth, Brown, and Cornell that are generally seen as less prestigious than Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
(US, education, politics) An association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality.
(US) A person who was educated at an Ivy League institution.
(US) A ceremonial day at older colleges when a class memorial stone is unveiled.