University Names, Meanings, and their History

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Chancellor (CHAN-suh-ler)

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Emory (EH-mə-ree)

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Stanford (STAN-ferd)

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Yale (yayl)

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Raviprabha (RAH-vee-PRUH-bhah)

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Rorie (ROHR-ee)

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Chembiyan (chem-bee-yahn)

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Zeus (zeus)

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Pritul (pri-tuhl)

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Gurmanshu (gur-muhn-shoo)

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Siddhadev (sid-dha-dev)

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Eshika (eh-shee-kuh)

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Altehash (ahl-teh-hash)

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Indushree (in-doo-shree)

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Kuselar (KOO-se-lar)

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Aamuktha (AH-mook-tha)