HyperDic: redbrick_university

English > 1 sense of the expression redbrick university:
NOUNartifactredbrick university(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding
English > redbrick university: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University.
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderuniversityestablishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression

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