Alma mater

/ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(ɹ)/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.

    "I’m in the place where I grew up, where my alma mater is."

  2. 2
    your alma mater is a school you graduated from wordnet
  3. 3
    A school’s anthem or song.

Synonyms

All synonyms
academeacademiacollegecollege of engineeringcommunity collegedegree-granting institution

Example

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"I’m in the place where I grew up, where my alma mater is."

Etymology

From Latin alma māter (literally “nourishing mother”). Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088.

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