Ann Arbor
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3.2
- proper noun
- /ˈæn ˈɑrbər/
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Ann Arbor
- I go to MIT, but I have this family thing, and I grew up in Ann Arbor.
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Ann Arbor: University
Examples
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Silke-Maria Weineck is a professor of German studies and comparative literature at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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Yeah, we're in Ann Arbor now.
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Three days from now, we go to Ann Arbor with or without you.
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We just went to Ann Arbor together.
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Previously, the resolution stated that Ann Arbor residents would vote on moving forward with the train station.
Blog text (23) -
And, based on the 2011 footage they shot in Ann Arbor, I might have believed them.
Blog text (6) -
Partners for Transit is also stating that Ann Arbor would have a higher level of service as well.
Blog text (18) -
From my vantage point, Ann Arbor is a very tough place to sell ads.
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Ferry Field here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the finals of the Big Ten track and field conference of 1935!
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Grayson attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she earned a degree in biology.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ann + Arbor
This is a toponym composed of proper names; the referent (a city and university town) cannot be predicted from the constituents. Even if a learner knew 'Ann' as a name or 'arbor' as 'tree' (rare at B1), that knowledge would not indicate the phrase denotes a specific city, so the expression is opaque.
Etymology
The place name Ann Arbor comes from the town founders who combined the name Ann and the old word arbor, which meant 'a shady place with trees'. So the name paints a simple picture: 'Ann's tree-covered place', which explains the city's leafy name.