University of Vermont
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- proper noun
- /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti əv vərˈmɒnt/
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Universidad de Vermont
- Located in Burlington, the University of Vermont is known for its beautiful campus and vibrant community.
- University of Vermont, Burlington
- Department of University of Vermont
- University of Vermont Center
Examples
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I just marched, yes, marched, with two thousand or so University of Vermont students.
Blog text (13) -
Even relatively small universities like Duke, with 6,130 undergraduates, and the University of Vermont, with 7,925, are difficult to control.
Academic text (1996) -
The University of Vermont emerged as the lead application institution and host site.
Academic text (2013) -
Robert Manning is a professor of environment and natural resources at the University of Vermont.
Academic text (2016) -
I went to the University of Vermont and met a girl there whose last name was Cyr.
Blog text (7) -
Jon Porter is the director of the University of Vermont Center for Health and Well-being.
Academic text (2016) -
The staff instructed visitors to complete and mail back questionnaires directly to the University of Vermont.
Academic text (1997) -
Robert Griffin is an associate professor of education at the University of Vermont, Burlington.
Academic text (1991) -
In April 2011, the University of Vermont hosted a day-long meeting where project planners and advisers met in person.
Academic text (2013) -
At the University of Vermont's (UVM) dairy farm, manure is composted with leaves, hay, corn silage, and haylage.
Academic text (1998)
Surface Forms
Morphology
university + of + Vermont
The phrase combines 'university' (an institution granting degrees) with the locative/genitive marker 'of' and the place name 'Vermont', so its meaning as an institution located in Vermont is fully compositional and literal. The construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Universidad de Vermont, Université du Vermont), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name University of Vermont comes from the state's name Vermont, which comes from old French words meaning 'green mountain' because the area has many green hills. So the name shows it is the main public university of that place.