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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ancient university" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a university that has a long history or has been established for many centuries.
Example: "Oxford is often referred to as an ancient university, with its roots tracing back to the 12th century."
Alternatives: "historic university" or "old university".
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It is part of a uniquely Scottish tradition which places students and democracy at the heart of ancient university governance".
As the seat of an ancient university, Cambridge is not an obviously welcoming place for modern style.
Nalanda, ancient university and Buddhist monastic centre southwest of Bihar Sharif in central Bihar state, northeastern India.
His own fatwas have often been challenged by a rival authority, the ancient university of al-Azhar.
But Sucre, a quiet place of many lawyers' offices, remains the seat of the judiciary, an ancient university and the Catholic church.
At the same time the ancient university here continues to deliver important research while imbuing the town with a youthful spirit.
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He also uses the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge as a traditionalist foil to the innovations of Germany.
To determination was added resentment; as prime minister, she cherished no great affection for the ancient universities.
In fact both of Britain's ancient universities admit a higher proportion of their applicants than any of the Ivy League colleges in the United States.
Worse, two of these buildings were in the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge, wherein opinion formers spent their formative years.
It is often said to be London-centric, dominated by white males who had the privilege of attending the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
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