University of Pennsylvania
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- proper noun
- /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti əv pɛnˌsɪlˈveɪnɪə/
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Universidad de Pensilvania
- The private institutions included the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Cornell University, and Yale University.
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- University of Pennsylvania professor
Examples
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Shannon smiled at her colleague, Dr. Steve Miller from the University of Pennsylvania.
Fiction book (1995) -
Next month, I will receive a master's degree in Analytic Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania.
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I teach American History at the University of Pennsylvania.
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We got that idea from research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic text (2008) -
I had told him about the results obtained at the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic text (1993) -
In addition to his service to the University of Pennsylvania, Peter has also been active in civic affairs.
Academic text (1993) -
The four schools were Yale, Columbia, Harvard University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic text (2013) -
In 1915, he left Temple for a professorship in history at the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic text (1994) -
I first met Peter Earle in 1975 on his home turf, the University of Pennsylvania.
Academic text (1993) -
Scholars such as Solomon Katz, of the University of Pennsylvania, now debate which came first, bread or beer.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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A private university in Philadelphia where students study and do research
Surface Forms
Morphology
university + of + Pennsylvania
The phrase is a straightforward compositional name: 'university' (an institution) + 'of' (linking) + 'Pennsylvania' (a place) directly yields 'a university located in Pennsylvania.' This genitive/of-construction is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
University of Pennsylvania is named after the state of Pennsylvania, which was named for William Penn. The phrase 'Penn's woods' makes a simple picture that helps you remember the name tells you where this famous university is.