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alma mater

[ahl-muh mah-ter, al-, al-muh mey-ter] / ˈɑl mə ˈmɑ tər, ˈæl-, ˈæl mə ˈmeɪ tər /
NOUN
school from which one has graduated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
academy
WEAK
college institution old school place of graduation place of matriculation university

Example Sentences

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We have no heirs and plan to leave our assets to an endowed scholarship at my alma mater, plus a smaller gift to a local university program.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

To some donors, their love for their alma mater may outweigh any tax benefit.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Prince William’s alma mater, Scotland’s elite University of St. Andrew’s, receives so many Americans it is now sometimes referred to as “mini-Nantucket.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

After returning to Hungary, in 1960 he became a repetiteur with the Budapest Philharmonic Society, and would later teach piano and chamber music at his alma mater.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The chairs in his study bear the logo from their alma mater, Yale, which Vic notes the family mispronounces as jail.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez