Redbrick Definition

rĕdbrĭk
adjective
Designating or of a British university or college other than Oxford or Cambridge; esp., any of the newer ones in the provinces.
Webster's New World
Made of red brick.
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Synonyms:
  • red brick
noun
A redbrick university or college.
Webster's New World

Origin of Redbrick

  • So called because many of the buildings of such universities were built of red bricks

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Redbrick Sentence Examples

  • Kentwell Hall Kentwell - a romantic, moated, mellow redbrick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting.

  • Jane Austen's House is a 17 th century redbrick building where the author lived from 1809 until shortly before her death in 1817.

  • Redbrick are not opposed to the motorcycle showroom itself.

  • Then there are the ' redbrick ' universities founded in the last century in large cities e.g. Leeds, Bristol, Manchester.

  • I thought to myself about why people were doing Fulcrum something to set you apart on a redbrick university application?

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Words Starting With

RRERED

Words Ending With

KCKICK

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