University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- proper noun
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Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill
- This study was exempted from review by the School of Medicine's Office of Human Research Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill because the National Survey of Family Growth, a public-use data file, does not contain personal identifiers.
Examples
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Dutchess Maye, EdD, received a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Dutchess Maye, EdD, received a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Academic text (2011) -
Conille, a gynecologist, earned a master's degree in health administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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This study was exempted from review by the School of Medicine's Office of Human Research Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill because the National Survey of Family Growth, a public-use data file, does not contain personal identifiers.
Synonyms
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A public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for strong research and teaching
Surface Forms
Morphology
university + of + north + Carolina + at + Chapel + hill
The phrase is a straightforward place-name built from the noun 'university' plus prepositional place markers and geographic names; a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to a university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This compositional naming pattern (University of X at Y) is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English location-naming conventions, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gets its name from being the public university of North Carolina that sits in the town called Chapel Hill. The town was named for a small hill where early settlers built a chapel, so the name tells you both the state and the exact place of the school.