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(a type of climbing evergreen plant with small shiny leaves that grows up trees and walls.) hiedraivy n hiedratr['aɪvɪ]1 hiedra, yedra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLIvy League ocho prestigiosas universidades privadas del nordeste de los Estados Unidos1) : hiedra f, yedra f2) poison ivyn.• hiedra s.f.• yedra s.f.'aɪvimass noun hiedra f
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Cultural note:
El grupo de universidades más antiguas y más respetadas de EEUU, situadas en el noreste del país. Son: Harvard, Yale, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, Princeton University y la University of Pennsylvania. El término proviene de la hiedra que crece en los antiguos edificios de las universidades['aɪvɪ]1.N (Bot) hiedra f, yedra f2.CPDIVY LEAGUE En el noreste de Estados Unidos, la Ivy League está formada por ocho universidades de gran prestigio tanto académico como social. El término procede de la época en la que estas ocho universidades, Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth y Cornell formaron una liga para impulsar las competiciones deportivas entre ellas y tiene su origen en la hiedra ( ivy) que cubre los muros de las facultades y colegios universitarios. A los estudiantes de estas universidades se les denomina Ivy Leaguers.the Ivy League N — (US) grupo de ocho universidades privadas muy prestigiosas de Nueva Inglaterra
* * *['aɪvi]mass noun hiedra f
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Cultural note:
El grupo de universidades más antiguas y más respetadas de EEUU, situadas en el noreste del país. Son: Harvard, Yale, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, Princeton University y la University of Pennsylvania. El término proviene de la hiedra que crece en los antiguos edificios de las universidades
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