University Definition–noun, plural -ties. | an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools. |
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Kentucky Definition–noun | 1. | a state in the E central United States. 3,661,433; 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky. |
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Berry, Wendell
American author whose nature poetry, novels of America's rural past, and essays on ecological responsibility grew from his experiences as a farmer. |
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