Alma
pronunciation
How to pronounce Alma in British English:
UK [ælmə]
How to pronounce Alma in American English:
US [ 'ælmə]
Word Origin
- Alma
- fem. proper name, from Latin Alma "nourishing," fem. of almus; from alere "to nourish" (see old).
Example
- 1. In april he made a rare public appearance at his alma mater tsinghua university .
- 2. He spent his days teaching art at his alma mater and his nights drinking .
- 3. Definitive role to date : alma in " brokeback mountain "
- 4. He was pilloried in the local blogs for not supporting his chinese alma mater with the same generosity .
- 5. A computer-science graduate from princeton , he returned to his alma mater last year to give a speech to students that provided some fascinating insights into his psychology as an entrepreneur .