Sorbonne

American  

[sawr-bon, -buhn, sawr-bawn] / sɔrˈbɒn, -ˈbʌn, sɔrˈbɔn /

noun

1. the seat of the faculties of arts and letters of the University of Paris.

2. a theological college founded in Paris in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon, suppressed in 1792, and ceasing to exist about 1850.

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Sorbonne British  

/ sɔrbɔn /

noun

1. a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808

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Example Sentences

LeCun was born in Paris, raised in the city’s suburbs and attended what’s now known as the Sorbonne University in France in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vendredi holds a PhD in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris and one in architectural history from Charles University in Prague.

From Los Angeles Times

Cleaners discovered the break-in when they arrived for work before dawn at the museum, which is part of the Sorbonne university and located near the Jardin des Plantes in central Paris.

From BBC

He was also a lecturer at the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, with access to Versailles Palace's historical records, including inventories of royal furniture which had existed at the palace in the 18th Century.

From BBC

So Yentob spent time at the Sorbonne in Paris, before studying law in Leeds - where he fell head-over-heels in love with drama.

From BBC