Red-brick

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of redbrick. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "This delightful four-platform station [Bognor Regis] is still controlled by semaphore signals and boasts a lovely red-brick Edwardian building with steel canopies, crowned with a clocktower which dates from 1902."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century wordnet

Synonyms

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redbrick

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"A few minutes later our driver pulled up at a neat little red-brick villa with overhanging eaves which stood by the road."

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red brick university

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