Erasmus
/ɪˈɹæzməs/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.
- 2 A study period as part of the Erasmus Programme.
Proper Noun
- 1 Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
- 2 A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
- 3 Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987. European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Example
More examples"Erasmus students often stick with other students from the same country."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.