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Johns Hopkins

DEFINITIONS OF: Johns Hopkins

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n a university in Baltimore

Example of:
university
establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching

n United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)

Synonyms:
Hopkins
Example of:
financier, moneyman
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
altruist, philanthropist
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
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