COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY


Meaning of COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY in English

( also Columbia )

a large private university in New York City. It was established in 1754 as King’s College and became Columbia University in 1896. It has a high reputation for training students to become doctors, journalists and teachers.

See also Ivy League .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.