red brick universities

noun

The collection of red brick universities as a whole (usually so as to draw attention to some shared characteristic or to indicate some contrast with Oxbridge or other British universities).

Meanings

noun

alternative redbrick universities

  1. pluralplural of red brick university
  2. collectiveThe collection of red brick universities as a whole (usually so as to draw attention to some shared characteristic or to indicate some contrast with Oxbridge or other British universities).
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