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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Alma Mater
Alma Mater [Alma Mater Alma Maters] BrE [ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə(r)] NAmE [ˌælmə ˈmɑːtər] BrE [ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(r)] NAmE [ˌælmə ˈmeɪtər] (also alma mater) noun singular (especially NAmE)
the school, college or university that sb went to
•He donated $20 million to his alma mater, Columbia University.
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘someone or something providing nourishment’): Latin, literally generous mother.
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