Yale
pronunciation
How to pronounce Yale in British English:
UK [jeil]
How to pronounce Yale in American English:
US [jel]
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- Noun:
- a university in Connecticut
- English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)
Word Origin
- Yale
- university in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., founded 1701 as Collegiate School, renamed 1718 in honor of a gift from British merchant-philanthropist Elihu Yale (1649-1721). As a kind of lock, 1854, invented by U.S. mechanic Linus Yale Jr. (1821-1868). The surname is Welsh, from ial, and means "dweller at the fertile upland." Related: Yalie.
Example
- 1. I got accepted early to yale law school .
- 2. Yale may also admit more students .
- 3. Goolsbee was tobin 's research assistant at yale .
- 4. The yale researchers suspended the matrix in a glass jar .
- 5. She then returned to the united states and attended yale law school .