Columbia University
/kəˌlʌmbiə juːnɪˈvɜːsəti/
/kəˌlʌmbiə juːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/
(also Columbia)
- a large private university in New York City. It was established in 1754 as King's College and became Columbia University in 1896. It has a high reputation for training students to become doctors, lawyers and journalists. see also Ivy League
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Columbia University