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Collegiate Gothic
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collegiate gothic
English
Etymology
From being a style found on colleges and universities similar to en gothic.
Proper noun
Collegiate Gothic
en US architecture A style of en Gothic Revival en architecture inspired by en Gothic, which includes en Camford/en Oxbridge style en quadrangle campuses, and en American Gothic style buildings. Used on North American university and college campuses, and other schools of high prestige (prep schools, private schools, etc).
Hypernyms
en Gothic Revival American Gothic
Derived terms
en collegiate gothic (adj.)
Related terms
en collegiate gothic Gothic