BROWN UNIVERSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Brown University mean? 

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

1. a university in Rhode Island

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROWN UNIVERSITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A university in Rhode Island

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Brown; Brown University

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 ("Brown University" is a part of...):

Little Rhody; Ocean State; R.I.; Rhode Island; RI (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state)

Holonyms ("Brown University" is a member of...):

Ivy League (a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige)

 Context examples 

The research was conducted by the Brown University Superfund Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island.

(Graphene shield shows promise in blocking mosquito bites, National Institutes of Health)

A team led by Dr. Rena Wing of Brown University and Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, examined the effectiveness of interventions to prevent or reduce weight gain in young adults.

(Strategies successfully reduce weight gain in young adults, NIH)

"The findings show that stacking 2D materials together in close proximity generates entirely new physics," said Jia Li, a physicist at Brown University.

(Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene, National Science Foundation)

Stephen Houston, professor of archaeology and anthropology at Brown University, told the BBC that the revelation of the sprawling Central American civilization was "breathtaking."

(Hidden Mayan Civilization Revealed in Guatemala Jungle, VOA)

New research by Brown University biologists studying the effects of wave turbulence on sea creatures paints a clearer picture of why biologically diverse communities are more likely to thrive: A more diverse community is more resistant to rapidly changing environmental conditions.

(Galapagos sea life study highlights importance of biodiversity in the face of climate change, National Science Foundation)

An international team led by scientists from Brown University in the United States said the planet Mars once had the right water and temperatures to host simple life forms — just not on its surface.

(Study suggests Mars hosted life-sustaining habitat for millions of years, Wikinews)

We set out imagining that graphene film would act as a mechanical barrier but after observing the mosquitos’ behavior, we began to suspect they were not interested in biting, said Robert Hurt, Ph.D., director of the Superfund Research Program at Brown University.

(Graphene shield shows promise in blocking mosquito bites, National Institutes of Health)