| 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 | ||