washington university

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Definition of washington university in English English dictionary

Private university in St. Louis, Mo. It was founded as a seminary in 1853 and became a university in 1857. It is a comprehensive research and teaching institution, with one of the leading medical schools in the U.S. It has a college of arts and sciences, a graduate school, and schools of architecture, business (the Olin School), engineering and applied science, fine arts, law, and social work. Research facilities include a space science centre, a centre for the study of Islamic culture and society, and an institute for the deaf

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George Washington University

{i} GWU, private university located in Washington D.C. (USA)

Washington and Lee University

Private university in Lexington, Virginia, U.S. Founded as an academy in 1749, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the U.S. It is named for George Washington, who presented the academy with a gift of $50,000 in 1796, and Robert E. Lee, who served as its president from 1865 to 1870. It became coeducational in 1984. It has an undergraduate college, a law school, and a school of commerce, economics, and politics. Among its offerings are programs in engineering, environmental studies, and journalism

university of washington

a university in Seattle, Washington

Hyphenation

Wash·ing·ton u·ni·ver·si·ty

Turkish pronunciation

wôşîngtın yunıvırsıti

Pronunciation

/ˈwôsʜəɴɢtən ˌyo͞onəˈvərsətē/ /ˈwɔːʃɪŋtən ˌjuːnəˈvɜrsətiː/