harvard

har-vard · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    Harvard University, a prestigious private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1636.

  2. 2.

    A surname of English origin.

Related words

See also: college, university

Etymology

The university is named after John Harvard (1607-1638), an English minister who bequeathed his library and half his estate to the institution.