Yale

American  

[yeyl] / yeɪl /

noun

1. Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).

2. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, one of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,196 feet (4,327 meters).

3. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

“A lot of the providers don’t have this on their radar,” said Dr. Jaspreet Loyal, a pediatric hospitalist at Yale Medicine.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

And in 2011, the couple donated $25 million to Yale to help establish an Energy Sciences Institute focused on developing sustainable energy solutions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The “oil intensity” of the U.S. economy is down by more than 50% External link since 1973, according to the Yale Budget Lab.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

She also spends part of her time teaching at Yale University, and the University of Massachusetts Boston, and in local schools, where she runs seaweed units in culinary programmes.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“Maybe tomorrow. Maybe never. I think I’ll wait and see if I get into Yale first. If I do and they let me defer a year, she probably won’t be as upset.”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish