redbrick red·brick adj

redbrick red·brick adj
['rɛdˌbrɪk]

redbrick university Brit — università istituita alla fine del diciannovesimo secolo

Cultural note: RED-BRICK UNIVERSITY In Gran Bretagna, con il termine red-brick university (letteralmente, università di mattoni rossi) si indicano le università istituite tra la fine dell'Ottocento e i primi del Novecento, per contraddistinguerle dalle università più antiche, i cui edifici sono di pietra. Oxbridge

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