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Pronunciation: [vˈasɑː] (IPA)

Vassar is a proper noun that refers to a private, liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. Although there may not be precise synonyms for the word Vassar, there are related terms and phrases that can be used to describe the college. These include "women's college," "elite college," "liberal arts institution," "prestigious college," and "historically significant college." Additionally, there may be colloquial terms or nicknames used among students or alumni, such as "Vassar grads," "Vassarites," or simply "Vassar." Regardless of the terms used to describe it, Vassar has a reputation for academic excellence and a commitment to empowering women through education.
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Usage examples for Vassar

Last summer a Vassar graduate took a party of tenement children for a country picnic.
"Civics and Health"
William H. Allen
Mrs. Gibson and I went through Vassar together."
"Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School or The Parting of the Ways"
Jessie Graham Flower
Harry had devised the tableaux and had insisted upon being allowed to appear as Vassar.
"The Crimson Sweater"
Ralph Henry Barbour

Famous quotes with Vassar

  • The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.
    William F. Buckley, Jr.
  • One gets the impression that this is how Ernest Hemingway would have written had he gone to Vassar.
    Jack Paar
  • It was June, 1933, one week after Commencement, when Kay Leiland Strong, Vassar '33, the first of her class to run around the table at the Class Day dinner, was married to Harald Petersen, Reed '27, in the chapel of St. George's Church, P.E., Karl F. Reiland, Rector.
    Mary McCarthy
  • Well, Fitz, I looked all through that bible, it was in very fine print and stumbling on that great book , read it aloud to all who would listen. Soon I was alone and began cursing the bloody bible because there were no titles in it — although I found the source of practically every good title you ever heard of. But the boys, principally Kipling, had been there before me and swiped all the good ones so I called the book hoping it would have a large sale among the fairies and old Vassar Girls.
    Ernest Hemingway

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