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Meanings of land-grant university in English

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университет
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land-grant university
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institución de concesión de tierras
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land-grant university

Institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.

        университет
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        The land-grant college system, which gave land and then later money to create affordable colleges, marked its 150th anniversary this year.
        Reuters
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        State funding in particular has declined because of budget cuts to land-grant colleges.
        Reuters
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        These are all land-grant colleges with donations from the respective States in which they are located.
        The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920
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        Extension offices were created by federal law in 1914 as part the nation's 106 land-grant colleges.
        Reuters
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        Researchers at land-grant universities regularly roll out their research, too.
        Reuters
        Usage of land-grant university in English
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        Researchers at land-grant universities regularly roll out their research, too.
        Reuters