public Ivy

noun

A public university that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.

Meanings

nounpublic Ivy (plural public Ivies)

plural public Ivies

  1. USinformaleducationA public university that has the academic quality or prestige of an Ivy League university.
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Chicago

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