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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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A public university in Lincoln, Nebraska, that does research and is the main campus of the state university system
  • proper noun
  • /juːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti əv nɪˈbræskə lɪnˈkən/
translation icon : Universidad de Nebraska-Lincoln
  • LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced that its Phi Kappa Psi fraternity will be suspended until December 2018, when it can request a new charter.

Examples

  • Mr. Cartlidge is a doctoral student in geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583; mcartlidge2@unl.edu.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sue Ann Gardner (sgardner2@unl.edu) is Associate Professor/Scholarly Communications, Technical Services, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Brian Moore is an associate professor of music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Thanks are due to Mary Bolin, Chair of Technical Services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who gave the author sufficient time to work on this large project.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Lincoln, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is investigating allegations that members of a fraternity made vulgar comments during the Women's March on Lincoln.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Toni Anaya and Charlene Maxey-Harris are associate professors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries who have both been working on a SPEC Kit guide to current practices on diversity and inclusion for the research library association.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Brian Moore is an associate professor of music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  • Milliken received his bachelor's degree with distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1979.

  • An exhibition featuring the work of comic-book artist Will Eisner is on display at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Love Library.

Surface Forms

Morphology

university + of + Nebraska-Lincoln

The phrase is a straightforward place-name construction: 'university' + 'of' + a proper place name indicates a university located in that city/state. This compositional pattern (e.g. 'Universidad de X', 'Université de X') is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and the place name will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln simply names the University of the state Nebraska that sits in the city of Lincoln. So think of it as 'Nebraska's main university in Lincoln', which explains why the name refers to the state's public research university and its main campus.