Harvard
pronunciation
How to pronounce Harvard in British English:
UK [ˈhɑːvəd]
How to pronounce Harvard in American English:
US [ˈhɑrvərd]
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- Noun:
- a university in Massachusetts
- American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)
Word Origin
- Harvard
- U.S. college named for John Harvard (1607-1638), Puritan immigrant minister who bequeathed half his estate and 260 books to the yet-unorganized college that had been ordered by the Massachusetts colonial government. The surname is cognate with Hereward, Old English hereweard, literally "army guard."
Example
- 1. Eric mazur is a professor of physics at harvard .
- 2. One such is david sinclair of harvard university .
- 3. These include harvard and yale .
- 4. They filed a complaint with harvard authorities .
- 5. I want to thank harvard for this honor .