Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yale

2 senses of yale

Sense 1
Yale University, Yale -- (a university in Connecticut)
       INSTANCE OF=> university -- (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)

Sense 2
Yale, Elihu Yale -- (English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721))
       INSTANCE OF=> philanthropist, altruist -- (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)