Yale

The word “Yale” means a private university in Connecticut, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the United States. In plain terms, most commonly refers to the Ivy League university; less commonly, a mythical horned beast from heraldry.

“Yale” is pronounced yayl (/jeɪl/ in IPA).

Here is “Yale” used in a sentence: “She was accepted into Yale on an early admission scholarship.”

Depending on how it is used, “Yale” can be a name and a noun.

The word “Yale” comes from Welsh. The university takes its name from Elihu Yale, an early benefactor; the mythical beast's name comes independently from Welsh iâl ("clearing, upland pasture").

“Yale” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Yale” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a private university in Connecticut, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the United States.

Both are private universities in the northeastern United States and members of the Ivy League, but Yale is in New Haven, Connecticut, while Harvard is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They are two separate, long-established institutions often mentioned together for their prestige.

Yale University is in New Haven, Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. It is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious universities.

Besides the university, a yale is a legendary heraldic creature resembling an antelope or goat, noted for horns it can supposedly turn in any direction. It appears as a symbolic figure on coats of arms, sometimes serving as a supporter beside a shield.

Yes, Yale University is one of the eight members of the Ivy League, a group of long-established, highly selective private universities in the northeastern United States. Its Ivy League peers include Harvard and Princeton.