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Student in Quad
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it's a picture caption in a university brochure
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| 5 +8 | student in "quad" (central plaza/courtyard area) |
Yvette Neisser Moreno
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| 4 +2 | quadrangle - a college court/square surrounded by buildings |
nrabate
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| 4 | partially enclosed area |
marybro
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Angela Dickson (X)
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| college quadrangles |
Rachel Fell
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Yvette Neisser Moreno
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student in "quad" (central plaza/courtyard area)
Hi Nadia! The caption refers to the location of the student on the campus. Many U.S. college campuses have an area called a "quad" which is usually a rectangular or square courtyard/plaza/open space located in the middle of several buildings. At my college (Tufts Univ in Boston), I believe the quad was surrounded by dormitories. The quad can be a gathering place for students and even for informal university events.
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quadrangle - a college court/square surrounded by buildings
quad. Abbreviation of quadrangle, used in Oxford to describe a college court surrounded by buildings on all four sides and approached through a gateway (often set in a tower).
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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partially enclosed area
An area partially or entirely enclosed by walls or buildings: atrium, close, court, courtyard, enclosure, quadrangle, yard.
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Usually this is a central area of the campus
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"Quad" is short for Quadangle...Tiger Plaza is the terminus of the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle. ... 2003 to a former governor of Missouri and Honors his leadership in Public Service. The Carnahan Quad has emerged as the University's most significant new open space.
gardens.missouri.edu/about/descriptions/carnahan.php
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Usually this is a central area of the campus
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-09-24 17:44:38 GMT)
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"Quad" is short for Quadangle...Tiger Plaza is the terminus of the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle. ... 2003 to a former governor of Missouri and Honors his leadership in Public Service. The Carnahan Quad has emerged as the University's most significant new open space.
gardens.missouri.edu/about/descriptions/carnahan.php
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college quadrangles
They have quadrangles in Cambridge colleges too, though they are named "Courts" there.
Trinity College Great Court:
http://www.simonho.org/images/photographs_cambridge/Trinity2...
I was at Cambridge in the 60's and always understood that 'quads' belonged in 'the other place' (Oxford) whereas Cambridge colleges had 'courts'
Caroline Hope - Newnham
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/happy-birthday-cambri...
Trinity College Great Court:
http://www.simonho.org/images/photographs_cambridge/Trinity2...
I was at Cambridge in the 60's and always understood that 'quads' belonged in 'the other place' (Oxford) whereas Cambridge colleges had 'courts'
Caroline Hope - Newnham
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/happy-birthday-cambri...
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