IVY LEAGUE, THE

Meaning of IVY LEAGUE, THE 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, THE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For those out to win an Ivy League or equivalent place, competition is stiff. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
LEAGUE — Synonyms and related words : Anschluss, Bund, NATO, Rochdale cooperative, SEATO, accouple, accumulate, act in concert, act together, addition, affiliate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IVY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAGUE — noun 1 group of sports clubs that compete with each other ADJECTIVE ▪ basketball , cricket , football , soccer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IVY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ poison , variegated ( esp. BrE ) VERB + IVY ▪ be covered in ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEAGUE — See ↑ ORGANIZATION 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in a different league • ↑ be in league with • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAGUE — n. 25B6; noun a league of nations : ALLIANCE, confederation, confederacy, federation, union, association, coalition, consortium, affiliation, guild, cooperative, partnership, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAGUE — n. 1 confederation, association, alliance, combination, coalition, federation, confederacy, guild, society, fraternity, union, band, fellowship, club The teams in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEAGUE — I сущ. лье, лига (мера длины, приблизительно равна 3 милям) marine league ≈ морская лига (приблизительно равна 3 морским милям) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IVY — сущ.; бот. плющ (обыкновенный) ivy climbs ≈ плющ вьется (ботаника) плющ обыкновенный (Hedera helix) > I.League (американизм) старейшие университеты Новой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAGUE — league.ogg _I 1. li:g n 1. лига, союз the League of Nations - ист. Лига Наций in league with smb. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IVY — ivy сущ.; бот.плющ (обыкновенный) ivy climbs — плющ вьется - Ivy League - Ivy Leaguer
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IVY — ivy сущ.; имя собст.Айви (женское имя)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IVY — n бот. плющ обыкновенный ( Hedera helix ) ♢ Ivy League - амер. а) старейшие университеты Новой Англии; б) интеллектуальная …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LEAGUE — _I 1. li:g n 1. лига, союз the League of Nations - ист. Лига Наций in league with smb. - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IVY — n бот. плющ обыкновенный ( Hedera helix ) Ivy League - амер. а) старейшие университеты Новой Англии; б)интеллектуальная элита
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEAGUE — I сущ. лье, лига ( мера длины, приблизительно равна 3 милям ) marine league — морская лига ( приблизительно равна …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IVY — сущ. ; бот. плющ (обыкновенный) ivy climbs — плющ вьется - Ivy League - Ivy Leaguer
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEAGUE — I сущ. лье, лига (мера длины, приблизительно равна 3 милям) marine league — морская лига (приблизительно равна 3 морским милям) II 1. сущ. 1) лига, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IVY — сущ.; бот. плющ (обыкновенный) ivy climbs — плющ вьется - Ivy League - Ivy Leaguer
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IVY — плющ, плющ обыкновенный (Hedera helix) - American ivy - big-leaved ivy - Boston ivy - five-leaf ivy - ground ivy - Japanese ivy - Kenilwoth ivy - poison …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
IVY — плющ, плющ обыкновенный ( Hedera helix ) - American ivy - big-leaved ivy - Boston ivy - five-leaf ivy - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LEAGUE — - Cooperative League of the USA - Land League - Saving and Loan League
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
LEAGUE — I сущ. лье, лига (мера длины, приблизительно равна 3 милям) marine league ≈ морская лига (приблизительно равна 3 морским милям) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IVY — сущ.; бот. плющ (обыкновенный) ivy climbs ≈ плющ вьется (ботаника) плющ обыкновенный (Hedera helix) > I.League (американизм) старейшие университеты Новой …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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