"alma mater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(ɹ)/, /ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/, /ˌɑːlmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/ Forms: almae matres [plural], alma maters [plural]
Etymology: From Latin alma māter (literally “nourishing mother”). Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{der|en|la|alma māter|lit=nourishing mother}} Latin alma māter (literally “nourishing mother”) Head templates: {{en-noun|almae matres|s|nolinkhead=1}} alma mater (plural almae matres or alma maters)
  1. A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended. Categories (topical): Education, Schools Derived forms: matriotism Related terms: alimentary, alimony, alumnus, mater, maternal, maternity, matriculate Translations (graduated school): الجامعة الأم (Arabic), alma mater [feminine] (Catalan), 母校 (mou⁵ haau⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 母校 (mǔxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), alma mater [feminine] (Dutch), alma mater (Finnish), alma mater [feminine] (French), alma máter [feminine] (Galician), Alma Mater [feminine] (German), almamater (Indonesian), 母校 (bokō) (alt: ぼこう) (Japanese), アルマ・マータ (aruma-māta) (Japanese), 모교 (mogyo) (alt: 母校) (Korean), Alma Mater [feminine] (Polish), alma mater [feminine] (Portuguese), а́льма-ма́тер (álʹma-mátɛr) [feminine] (Russian), alma mater [feminine] (Spanish), inang diwa (Tagalog), tahsil (Turkish), ئانا مەكتەپ (ana mektep) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-alma_mater-en-noun-268mNQ6D Disambiguation of Education: 100 0 Disambiguation of Schools: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'graduated school': 68 32
  2. A school’s anthem or song. Translations (school anthem): 校歌 (xiàogē) (Chinese Mandarin), koulun laulu (Finnish), 校歌 (kōka) (Japanese), hino da escola [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-alma_mater-en-noun-6WoPHS8q Disambiguation of 'school anthem': 33 67

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alma Mater"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alma mater"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "álʹma-mátɛr",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́льма-ма́тер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alma mater"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "word": "inang diwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "word": "tahsil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ana mektep",
      "sense": "graduated school",
      "word": "ئانا مەكتەپ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàogē",
      "sense": "school anthem",
      "word": "校歌"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "school anthem",
      "word": "koulun laulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōka",
      "sense": "school anthem",
      "word": "校歌"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "school anthem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hino da escola"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "University of Bologna",
    "alma mater"
  ],
  "word": "alma mater"
}

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