University of North Carolina
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2.9
- proper noun
:
Universidad de Carolina del Norte
- Jeff Passe is an associate professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
- University of North Carolina, Chapel
- University of North Carolina Press
- University of North Carolina Charlotte
Examples
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Arne L. Kalleberg is a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Academic text (2015) -
I spent several hours with Kate McTiernan at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
Fiction book (1995) -
The book is published by the University of North Carolina Press.
Academic text (1997) -
I remembered immediately that I was at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
Fiction book (1995) -
Holds a degree in marine archaeology from the University of North Carolina.
Fiction book (1999) -
Graham Kenan, Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Academic text (2017) -
Barbara Day, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Academic text (2011) -
Rebecca MacLeod is an associate professor of music education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Academic text (2015) -
Michael Dunn is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Academic text (2015) -
Many accomplished researchers are affiliated with the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Synonyms
A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research
Surface Forms
Morphology
university + of + north + Carolina
This is a compositional place-name: 'university' (institution) combined with the geographic modifier 'North Carolina' plainly indicates a university located in that region. The structure (noun + of + place-name) is a transparent, cross-linguistically common way to name institutions, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
University of North Carolina was named because it is the main public university of the state of North Carolina, set up to teach and do research for people in that state. So the name points to a large public school (in Chapel Hill) and means 'a public university in North Carolina'.