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DUKE UNIVERSITY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Duke University mean?

• DUKE UNIVERSITY (noun)
The noun DUKE UNIVERSITY has 1 sense:

1. a university in Durham, North Carolina

Familiarity information: DUKE UNIVERSITY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DUKE UNIVERSITY (noun)

Sense 1

Duke University ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A university in Durham, North Carolina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

university (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)

Holonyms ("Duke University" is a part of...):

Durham (a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University)

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