IVY LEAGUE

Meaning of IVY LEAGUE in English

ˈIvy ˌLeague, the BrE AmE

a group of eight old and respected universities in the northeastern US ⇨ Oxbridge

—Ivy League adjective :

an Ivy League college

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

IVY LEAGUE — adjective Date: 1936 of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of long-established eastern United States colleges and universities widely …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IVY LEAGUE — Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic …
Английский словарь Британика
IVY LEAGUE — adjective Usage: usually capitalized I&L 1. a. : belonging to or characteristic of or derived from one or more of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IVY LEAGUE — — Ivy Leaguer . 1. a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern U.S., consisting of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IVY LEAGUE — group of colleges and universities in the United States that are known for their academic excellence (Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Yale, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IVY LEAGUE — Date: 1936 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of long-established eastern United States colleges and universities …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IVY LEAGUE — Function: adjective Date: 1936 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of long-established eastern U.S. colleges and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
IVY LEAGUE — ■ noun a group of long-established and prestigious universities in the eastern US. Origin with ref. to the ivy traditionally …
Concise Oxford English vocab
IVY LEAGUE — [Ivy League] adj (1939) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of long-established eastern U.S. colleges widely regarded …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IVY LEAGUE — a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern United States that are widely regarded as high in academic and …
Britannica English vocabulary
IVY LEAGUE — noun [ sing. ] a group of eight traditional universities in the eastern US with high academic standards and a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVY LEAGUE — The Ivy League is a group of eight universities in the north-eastern part of the United States, which have high …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVY LEAGUE — The ~ is a group of eight universities in the north-eastern part of the United States, which have high academic …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
IVY LEAGUE — Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IVY LEAGUE — {n.} A small group of the older and more famous eastern U.S. colleges and universities. * /Several Ivy League teams …
Slang English vocab
IVY LEAGUE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
IVY LEAGUE — noun Ivy League is used before these nouns: ↑ college
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IVY LEAGUE — US universities and colleges organize themselves into conferences , groups of institutions that are near each other and do certain …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
IVY LEAGUE — {n.} A small group of the older and more famous eastern U.S. colleges and universities. * /Several Ivy League teams …
Словарь английских идиом
IVY LEAGUE — n. A small group of the older and more famous eastern U.S. colleges and universities. Several Ivy League teams play …
American Idioms English vocabulary
IVY LEAGUE — Лига плюща
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IVY LEAGUE — "Лига плюща" (объединение 8 старейших привилегированных университетов и колледжей северо-запада США)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IVY LEAGUE — "Лига плюща" ( объединение 8 старейших привилегированных учебных заведений на северо-востоке США: Корнельский университет в Итаке, где преподавал русскую и …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IVY LEAGUE — "Лига плюща" (объединение 8 старейших привилегированных учебных заведений на северо-востоке США: Корнельский университет в Итаке, где преподавал русскую и западноевропейскую литературу …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IVY LEAGUE — Лига плюща Группа самых престижных частных колледжей и университетов на северо-востоке США: Йельский университет [Yale University], Дартмутский колледж [Dartmouth College], Колумбийский …
IVY LEAGUE — Лига плюща Группа самых престижных частных колледжей и университетов на северо-востоке США: Йельский университет [Yale University], Дартмутский колледж [Dartmouth College], …
IVY — I. noun (plural ivies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German ebah ~ Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEAGUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Spartacus League Achaean League Aetolian League American League Anti Corn Law League Arab League …
Английский словарь Британика
IVY — I Any of about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs) that make up the genus Hedera in the …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAGUE — I. ˈlēg sometimes ˈlig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lege, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Gaulish origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IVY — I. ˈīvē, -vi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German eba …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAGUE — (v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
LEAGUE — ( v. t. ) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — league 1 /leeg/ , n. , v. , leagued, leaguing . n. 1. a covenant or compact made between persons, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IVY — — ivylike , adj. /uy"vee/ , n. , pl. ivies , adj. n. 1. Also called English ivy . a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — I. ˈlēg noun Etymology: Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga Date: 14th century 1. : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IVY — I. ˈī-vē noun ( plural ivies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īfig; akin to Old High German ebah …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAGUE — noun a stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. 2. league ·vi to unite …
Webster English vocab
LEAGUE — [league] n [ME leuge, lege, fr. LL leuga] (14c) 1: any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IVY — [ivy] n, pl ivies [ME, fr. OE ifig; akin to OHG ebah ivy] (bef. 12c) 1: a widely cultivated ornamental …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAGUE — any of several units of measure ranging from 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 km). In English-speaking countries …
Britannica English vocabulary
IVY — any plant of the genus Hedera, with about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs), in the ginseng family …
Britannica English vocabulary
IVY — ivy, Ivy BrE AmE ˈaɪv i ▷ ivied ˈaɪv id ▷ ivies ˈaɪv iz ▶ ˈ Ivy ˌ League BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAGUE — / liːg; NAmE / noun 1. a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVY — / ˈaɪvi; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] ( pl. -ies ) a climbing plant, especially one with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAGUE — league W2 /liːɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: ligue 'agreement to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IVY — i ‧ vy /ˈaɪvi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ivies ) [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAGUE — n. & v. n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAGUE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual …
Oxford English vocab
IVY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a climbing evergreen shrub, Hedera helix, with usu. dark-green shining five-angled leaves. 2 any of various …
Oxford English vocab
LEAGUE — ( leagues) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A league is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IVY — ( ivies) Ivy is an evergreen plant that grows up walls or along the ground. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAGUE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a group …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
IVY — (ivies) Ivy is an evergreen plant that grows up walls or along the ground. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEAGUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a football league (= a group of football teams who play against each other ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IVY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Ivy League, the ▪ an Ivy League college poison ivy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAGUE — (ORGANIZATION) [noun] [C] - a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interestthe Arab …
Cambridge English vocab
IVY — [noun] - an evergreen plant which often grows up trees or buildingsIvy covered the broken walls. [U]Scarcely any wild fruits …
Cambridge English vocab
IVY — n. Compton Burnett Dame Ivy Ivy League Lee Ivy Ledbetter poison ivy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IVY — n. Any of about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs) that make up the genus Hedera in the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEAGUE — n. Separatist League Spartacus League Achaean League Aetolian League American League Anti Corn Law League Arab League League of Arab …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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