ˈIvy ˌLeague, the
a group of eight old and respected universities in the northeastern US ⇒ Oxbridge
—Ivy League adjective:
an Ivy League college

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Ivy League
[American]
the Ivy League - a group of old and very good colleges in the north-east of the US.
He doesn't have the Ivy League education of some of his opponents.

He hated the Ivy League conformity of the college.

[American]
a group of old and very good colleges in the north-east of the US.
The company thinks the best management trainees come from the Ivy League.

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Ivy League
a small group of older and famous eastern United States colleges and universities such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton
Several of the company executives had gone to an Ivy League school.

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ivy league
n. A small group of the older and more famous eastern U.S. colleges and universities.
Several Ivy League teams play each other regularly each year.
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton were the original Ivy League.

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