alma mater

Speech parts

1. alma mater - Noun

3. alma mater - Phrase

Meaning

A college or seminary where one is educated.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

academy institute conservatory university seminary conservatoire lyceum college school institution graduate school old school academia educational institution uni
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Antonyms

lyceum gymnasium high school junior high school senior high school secondary school
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Hypernyms

school

Related terms

alimentary maternal mater maternity alumnus alimony

Examples

At Geisel's alma mater of Dartmouth, more than 90 percent of incoming first-year students participate in pre-registration Dartmouth Outing Club trips into the New Hampshire wilderness. Source: Internet

Barrett, previously a judge on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court and a professor at Notre Dame Law School, her law school alma mater, was confirmed 52-48. Source: Internet

Calhoun was also honored by his alma mater, Yale University, which named one of its undergraduate residential colleges " Calhoun College ". Source: Internet

Before the break in the strip, the characters were eternal college students, living in a commune together near Walden College, which was modeled after Trudeau's alma mater, Yale. Source: Internet

At the local Alfred University (AU), her alma mater, my mom gave about my father with help from an AU student group that advocates for human rights and gathered to send to Chinese authorities, the Chinese Embassy and New York senators. Source: Internet

According to the insert that the author included with the review copy, she herself felt that way about her alma mater, Princeton (where the book is set). Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

alma mater

Close letter words and terms

Allyson Allyssa alma Alma-Ata alma-ati almacantar