Stanford University

n. large university located in California (USA)

Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of San Jose in Stanford, California, United States. Stanford is situated adjacent to the city of Palo Alto, in Silicon Valley.
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Noun
1. a university in California
(synonym) Stanford
(hypernym) university
(part-holonym) Palo Alto

<education> A University in the city of Palo Alto, California, noted for work in computing, especially artificial intelligence. See SAIL.
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