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redbrick

red·brick [ réd brìk ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. U.K. of 19C British university: relating to British universities that were founded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, e.g. Manchester and Leeds. The term was originally intended to emphasize their modernity in contrast to the older British universities such as Oxford and St. Andrews, and now also distinguishes them from newer universities.

2. built of red bricks: constructed of red bricks

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