"red brick university" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red brick universities [plural], redbrick university [alternative]
Etymology: From the memoir Redbrick University by Edgar Allison Peers, whose titular university is based on the University of Liverpool. Liverpool, like most urban universities of the late-19th and early-20th centuries, extensively uses red clay bricks in its architecture. Head templates: {{en-noun}} red brick university (plural red brick universities)
  1. (British) Any traditional British university other than Oxford or Cambridge, especially one founded in the Victorian age in a large city. Wikipedia link: Edgar Allison Peers, University of Liverpool, red brick university Tags: British Categories (topical): Bricks, Universities Related terms: Oxbridge, plate-glass university
    Sense id: en-red_brick_university-en-noun-gDypz0~r Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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