English noun: Yale | |||
1. | Yale (artifact) a university in Connecticut | ||
Synonyms | Yale University | ||
Instance hypernym | university | ||
Part meronym | New Haven | ||
Member meronym | Ivy League | ||
2. | Yale (person) English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) | ||
Synonyms | Elihu Yale | ||
Instance hypernym | altruist, philanthropist | ||