adjective
Usage: usually capitalized I&L
1.
a. : belonging to or characteristic of or derived from one or more of a group of long-established eastern United States colleges widely regarded as high in scholastic and social prestige
the manager was young, Ivy League, and hoping for an early vice-presidency — Jay Wilson
leaders with Ivy League backgrounds — E.J.Kahn
b. : belonging to an athletic association made up of teams representing these colleges
a couple of Ivy League teams
likely to become an Ivy League champion
2. : belonging to or characteristic of the students of Ivy League colleges
the Ivy League look
an Ivy League suit