harvard

• Nome próprio referente à prestigiada universidade localizada em Massachusetts, ou a John Harvard, filantropo americano que legou sua biblioteca e metade de sua fortuna ao colégio que hoje leva seu nome.

A proper noun referring to a prestigious university located in Massachusetts, or to John Harvard, the American philanthropist who bequeathed his library and half his estate to the college that now bears his name.

incontável · nome próprio

1. B1formalamerican

   A prestigious private Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

   Universidade Harvard

   • She was accepted to Harvard for her undergraduate studies.
   • Harvard University is known for its law and business schools.
   • The Harvard library system is one of the largest in the world.

2. B2formalamerican

   John Harvard, an English-born American clergyman and philanthropist who bequeathed his library and half of his estate to the newly founded college in Massachusetts, which was later named after him.

   Filantropo

   • John Harvard's donation helped establish the college in 1638.
   • The statue of John Harvard is a famous landmark on campus.
   • Harvard's legacy as a benefactor is commemorated by the university's name.