Columbia University
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- proper noun
- /kəˈlʌmbiə ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti/
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Universidad de Columbia
- His master's degree was completed in 1915 after attending Columbia University during the previous summer sessions.
- Columbia University graduate
- Columbia University Press
- Columbia University Medical Center
I'm a professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and my research is mostly concerned with issues at the foundations of physics.
- I'm a professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and my research is mostly concerned with issues at the foundations of physics.
- They're in these safe little enclaves, Columbia University, walled off from New York City, where they can, they can engage in this play acting.
- Warren Buffett was on CNBC and they were filming a town hall at Columbia University, his alma modern, him and Gates were there.
- And you're going to throw Columbia University, your law firms, the Washington Post, you know, which used to be stand up to corruption.
- And then of course, the Cliff Jar interviews, which nobody's ever heard in in an archive in jars archive at Columbia University.
Examples
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I am a student at Columbia University, where I am studying political science.
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He's a philosopher of physics at Columbia University in New York and one of, if not the world's leading philosopher of physics.
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So, where is this Columbia University?
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I'm a student at Columbia University.
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Your daughter's been accepted for admission to Columbia University.
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My contact with Bill Fox began when I completed my doctoral dissertation at Columbia University.
Academic text (1990) -
Rebecca Molholt received her PhD in art history from Columbia University in 2008.
Academic text (2011) -
Mr. Torpey earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering at Columbia University, New York, in 1959 and 1960.
Academic text (2011) -
Your daughter's been accepted for admission to Columbia University, one of the top schools in the country.
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George Fletcher is a law professor at Columbia University, known for his expertise in contract law.
Synonyms
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A major university in New York City that is a member of the Ivy League
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a compositional proper-name + noun: a B1 learner who knows 'Columbia' as a name and 'university' will readily understand it refers to a university called Columbia. Specific attributes (prestige, exact location) are not derivable from the words, but the basic referential meaning is immediately transparent and follows common naming patterns cross-linguistically.
Etymology
The name Columbia University comes from the old poetic name Columbia, taken from the explorer Christopher Columbus and used to mean 'America'. After the American Revolution the college changed its name from King's College to Columbia to show it belonged to the new country, and today Columbia University is a famous private university in New York.