Ivy League

group of colleges and universities in the United States that are known for their academic excellence (Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Columbia)

The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education located in the Northeastern United States. The term is now most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and a reputation for social elitism.
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Noun
1. a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige
(hypernym) league, conference
(member-meronym) Brown University, Brown

n. Ivy League, group of colleges and universities in the United States that are known for their academic excellence (Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Columbia)

= Ivy League.
Nota: En los Estados Unidos, nombre usado para referirse al grupo de las ocho universidades más prestigiosas.
Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.