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Definition of Redbrick
1. Adjective. Of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century.
Category relationships: University
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Modern
Definition of Redbrick
1. Adjective. of, or relating to a red brick university ¹
2. Adjective. made of red brick ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Redbrick
1. a modern British university [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redbrick
Literary usage of Redbrick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide Through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium (1907)
"... •redbrick THE GREAT. r - ^^ -^^f ^^~ S^^^^^^s^ *^~^^ ^^^^ V^^^^^^^^^^^ ^r~^^^^^^
V^^^^M^^ "Email Oriental" Is tbe best enamel for the finger - nails. ..."
2. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"The redbrick church, austere and stolid as a winter-shorn oak, sprang from the
frozen lawn wreathed by sun-sparkling cars. A police cruiser pulled up to the ..."
3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"The compact downtown area, impressive redbrick 19th-century buildings interspersed
... Downtown is marked by lots of redbrick buildings and the Riverside ..."
4. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1882)
"It might be defined as a redbrick house opening off a narrow street and containing
four or five little rooms, rented by two persons whom the child seldom ..."
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