Carnegie
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- proper noun
- /kɑrˈnɛɡi/
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Carnegie
- Andrew Carnegie was a prominent industrialist who greatly impacted American education and philanthropy.
- Andrew Carnegie
- Carnegie Foundation
- Carnegie Endowment
The man who dies rich, according to Carnegie, dies disgraced.
- The man who dies rich, according to Carnegie, dies disgraced.
- So he made a sound movie of Carnegie reading from his Gospel of Wealth.
- He tried to assassinate Frick, who was Andrew Carnegie's main man in the Pittsburgh steel mill strike.
- So Andrew Carnegie, who it was vicious in some ways.
Examples
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The man selected was Joseph E. Johnson, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Academic text (1990) -
"We always saw ourselves as competing with the 92nd Street Y and Carnegie Hall," Rosenbaum says.
Academic text (2011) -
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
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This is not Carnegie Hall.
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Yes, but I have to go to Carnegie Hall to meet Miss Swallow.
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The first one was none other than Andrew Carnegie, a Scotsman.
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A few days later, I was there on the campus of Carnegie Mellon with an appointment.
Fiction book (2001) -
Diane de Gramont is a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Academic text (2011) -
Why, I once heard a direct descendant of Andrew Carnegie boast of knowing an Israeli dress designer!
Fiction book (2000) -
The Andrew Carnegie Foundation provides funding for educational initiatives around the world.
Synonyms
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A Scottish-American industrialist who led growth of the US steel industry and gave money to libraries and schools
Compounds
A private university in Pittsburgh known for strong science and engineering programs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carnegie is a Scottish family name from a place name that includes carn, which means 'rock' or 'pile of stones'. Today the name is best known for Andrew Carnegie, who made a fortune in steel and gave much of it to build libraries and schools, so Carnegie often stands for large donations and public charity.