Library / English Dictionary

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A university in Chicago, Illinois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

university (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)

Holonyms ("University of Chicago" is a part of...):

Chicago; Windy City (largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan)

Credits

 Context examples: 

That's where the University of Chicago team saw an experimental opportunity involving sign language.

(The Rhythms of Sign Language, NSF)