Ivy League in Finnish
Ivy League in Finnish is Ivy League, murattiliiga — Ivy League means a group of eight long-established, highly selective private universities in the north-eastern United States: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Yale. Formally it is their athletic conference, but the name is used for the schools themselves.
Ivy League in Finnish
Ivy League
(US, education, politics) An association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality. [from 1935]
murattiliiga
(US, education, politics) An association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality. [from 1935]
What does "Ivy League" mean?
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noun A group of eight long-established, highly selective private universities in the north-eastern United States: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Yale. Formally it is their athletic conference, but the name is used for the schools themselves.
"She applied to three Ivy League schools and got into two."
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adjective Belonging to or characteristic of these universities, and by extension suggesting elite education, wealth and social polish.
"He arrived with an Ivy League degree and no practical experience."
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Ivy League in a sentence
- She applied to three Ivy League schools and got into two.
- Cornell is the youngest member of the Ivy League.
- He arrived with an Ivy League degree and no practical experience.
- The brand trades on a preppy, Ivy League look.
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What is "Ivy League" in Finnish?
"Ivy League" in Finnish is Ivy League, murattiliiga. Ivy League means: A group of eight long-established, highly selective private universities in the north-eastern United States: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Yale. Formally it is their athletic conference, but the name is used for the schools themselves.
How do you use "Ivy League" in a sentence?
Example: "She applied to three Ivy League schools and got into two." In Finnish, "Ivy League" is Ivy League, murattiliiga.
Are there other ways to say "Ivy League" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "Ivy League": Ivy League, murattiliiga.
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