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Yale

Definition: Yale

Yale

Noun

1. A university in Connecticut.

2. English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Yale" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a fertile upland".

Date "Yale" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)


Specialty Definition: Yale

DomainDefinition

Biographical Satire

YALE, Eli, founder of the enemy of Harvard and Princeton. Football, pipe, and bulldog fancier. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Yale, Illinois

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Yale is a village located in Jasper County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 97.

Geography


Yale is located at 39°7'15" North, 88°1'28" West (39.120879, -88.024356)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 97 people, 37 households, and 26 families residing in the village. The population density is 65.7/km² (168.7/mi²). There are 45 housing units at an average density of 30.5/km² (78.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.97% White, 0.00% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 37 households out of which 40.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% are non-families. 27.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.15. In the village the population is spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $21,136, and the median income for a family is $21,250. Males have a median income of $27,917 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village is $18,199. 29.1% of the population and 24.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 29.0% are under the age of 18 and 14.3% are 65 or older.



Yale, Iowa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Yale is a city located in Guthrie County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 287.

Geography


Yale is located at 41°46'31" North, 94°21'20" West (41.775323, -94.355576)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 287 people, 125 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density is 369.4/km² (969.8/mi²). There are 130 housing units at an average density of 167.3/km² (439.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.65% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 125 households out of which 31.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% are married couples living together, 8.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% are non-families. 35.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 3.05. In the city the population is spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $32,875, and the median income for a family is $36,806. Males have a median income of $29,375 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city is $12,789. 11.1% of the population and 9.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.2% are under the age of 18 and 13.3% are 65 or older.



Yale, Michigan

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Yale is a city located in St. Clair County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,063.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 2,063 people, 742 households, and 494 families residing in the city. The population density is 617.5/km² (1,599.2/mi²). There are 805 housing units at an average density of 240.9/km² (624.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.67% White, 0.15% African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 742 households out of which 39.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% are non-families. 30.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.29. In the city the population is spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $38,375, and the median income for a family is $45,450. Males have a median income of $37,241 versus $23,654 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,054. 6.1% of the population and 4.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.6% are under the age of 18 and 6.7% are 65 or older.



Yale, Oklahoma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Yale is a city located in Payne County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,342.

Geography


Yale is located at 36°6'53" North, 96°41'54" West (36.114708, -96.698469)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,342 people, 529 households, and 359 families residing in the city. The population density is 569.4/km² (1,473.3/mi²). There are 611 housing units at an average density of 259.2/km² (670.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.63% White, 0.00% African American, 6.93% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 4.99% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 529 households out of which 32.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% are married couples living together, 10.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% are non-families. 30.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.04. In the city the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $23,403, and the median income for a family is $30,714. Males have a median income of $26,630 versus $15,813 for females. The per capita income for the city is $11,346. 19.5% of the population and 15.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.3% are under the age of 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older.



Yale, South Dakota

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Yale is a town located in Beadle County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 118.

Geography


Yale is located at 44°26'0" North, 97°59'22" West (44.433414, -97.989416)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 118 people, 47 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density is 284.8/km² (749.8/mi²). There are 55 housing units at an average density of 132.7/km² (349.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 47 households out of which 36.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% are married couples living together, 0.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% are non-families. 25.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.00. In the town the population is spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $41,250, and the median income for a family is $49,167. Males have a median income of $28,125 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,118. 4.2% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 15.4% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Yale, Illinois."

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Synonyms: Yale

Synonyms: Elihu Yale (n), Yale university (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Yale

English words defined with "Yale": beat, beat out ♦ crush ♦ encounter ♦ meet ♦ New Haven ♦ play ♦ take on, trounce ♦ vanquish. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Yale": Alfl ♦ Bupropion ♦ College Colours, Common Lisp, Concurrent Prolog ♦ Linda ♦ Melinda, Meta-Crystal ♦ Oaklisp ♦ ParAlfl ♦ Wellbutrin ♦ Yale Haskell. (references)

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Modern Usage: Yale

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I never said anything about creaming Barney Yale. (The Oscar; writing credit: Harlan Ellison; Clarence Greene)

Penn State would've been my first choice if my applications to Princeton, Yale, and Talledega Tech had fallen through. (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; writing credit: Hisao Ohkawa; Kaoru Umeno)

Clever

2.4 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital: 1 I.V. League. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Black at Yale (1974)

Yale Sexual Meditation: Faun's Room (1972)

Hold 'Em Yale (1935)

Yale vs. Harvard (1927)

Practice Scrimmage Yale Football (1901)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Yale

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Yale Child Study Center Guide to Understanding Your Child: Healthy Development from Birth to Adolescence (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

  • Bach Bachianas / Arleen Augér, The Yale Cellos of Aldo Parisot (reference)

  • The Woolsey Hall Pipe Organ - Yale University (reference)

  • Yale University Library historical recordings, Vol.1 (reference)

  • The King of Swing: Rare Recordings from the Yale University Music Library [BOX SET] (reference)

  • Yale Recordings, Vol. 10: The Yale University Music Library (reference)

    (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Yale

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Yale

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City of Paris, or the Yale, having on board the Spanish prisoners from the destroyed Spanish fleet. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Edward C. Hammond] / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Alburtus, Yale News Bureau..

Benjamin Silliman, D.D. L.L.D. Professor of chemistry, geology & mineralogy in Yale College / P.M. Whelpley, mezz. from a dagpe. Credit: Library of Congress.

Adlai E. Stevenson, half-length portrait, facing left, standing at podium, speaking to crowd, at Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wolf's Head fraternity house, Yale College. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Boat Club, Yale College. Credit: Library of Congress.

Detroit, Michigan. Police officers removing sit-down strikers from the Yale and Towne Manufacturing plant. Credit: Library of Congress.

Duane R. Stoneleigh, residence at Yale Farms, Port Chester, New York. Living room. Credit: Library of Congress.

Yale Field, New Haven, Conn., Princeton vs. Yale, November 18, 1905, attendance 30,644. Credit: Library of Congress.

Yale Varsity Crew and substitutes. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Yale

SubjectTopicQuote

Trade

Argentina

Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references)

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Spoken Usage: Yale

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Gerald Ford

I would, in retrospect, liked to have played one year just to prove that I could. But the opportunity to go to Yale and be an assistant coach and go to law school at the same time might not have been available.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Yale

"Yale" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 98.70% of the time. "Yale" is used about 230 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)98.7%22719,961
Noun (singular)1.3%3202,518
                    Total100.00%230N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Yale

The following table summarizes the usage of "Yale" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
YaleLast name1,0008,513
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Yale


1. Yale, IA (city, FIPS 87285)
Location: 41.77535 N, 94.35678 W
Population (1990): 220 (119 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50277
Country: USA

2. Yale, IL (village, FIPS 83765)
Location: 39.12009 N, 88.02430 W
Population (1990): 94 (47 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 62481
Country: USA

3. Yale, MI (city, FIPS 89000)
Location: 43.12804 N, 82.79636 W
Population (1990): 1977 (782 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

4. Yale, OK (city, FIPS 82500)
Location: 36.11488 N, 96.70062 W
Population (1990): 1392 (626 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 74085
Country: USA

5. Yale, SD (town, FIPS 73020)
Location: 44.43344 N, 97.98905 W
Population (1990): 128 (56 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 57386
Country: USA

6. Yale, VA
Zip Code(s): 23897
Country: USA

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Expressions: Yale

Expressions using "Yale": elihu Yale ♦ Yale Haskell ♦ yale lock ♦ Yale university. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Yale": yale-trained.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Yale

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

yale university

1,484

yale book store

30

yale

1,257

club new yale york

29

yale new haven hospital

209

cancer conference mor ovarian rutherford yale

29

yale law school

146

yale security

27

yale lock

123

yale new haven

27

yale university press

99

divinity school yale

24

martin yale

91

bones skull yale

23

electric yale

74

yale law

23

yale forklift

74

yale football

22

yale hoist

66

medicine school yale

22

block chain yale

56

athletics yale

22

yale club

47

hardware yale

20

award management school yale

45

yale university library

20

hospital yale

41

journal law yale

18

medicine school university yale

40

yale school of drama

18

medical school yale

39

yale school of management

18

yale college

39

yale daily news

17

yale mi

36

home page university yale

17

yale ia

35

yale lift truck

16

stocker yale

33

course golf yale

16
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Modern Translation: Yale

Language Translations for "Yale"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

エール大学 (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, aerobic dancing, aerobicise, aerobics, aerodynamics, aerogram, aerosol, aid, AIDS, AIDS virus, air, air bag, air brake, air breathing engine, air cargo, air check, air circulating system, air cleaner, air compressor, air conditioner, air conditioning, air curtain, air cushion, air dome, air door, air force, air girl, air gun, air hostess, air mail, air mattress, air pad, air pageant, air people, air pocket, air pot, air pump, air rifle, air right, air service, air shoot, air shuttle, air sick, air suspension, air terminal, air towel, airborne, airbrush, Airbus, airline, airport, airport tax, airsick bag, airsickness, airway, alias, alien, Edam cheese, eight, eight beat, exercising with aerobics, hit point, home page, HP, on-air monitor, stewardess, Yale University). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

エール いがく (Yale University). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

yaleay

   

Russian 

  

ейл. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

yalelås (yale lock), patentlås (yale lock). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

Автоматичний Американський Замок. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Yale

Derivations

Words containing "Yale": loyaler, loyalest. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Yale" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ayele, Ayelu, Ayle, Aylen, Ayler, Eyal, Eytle, Mylae, ryalle, yael, yald, yalg, Yalu, yarle, yawle, Yeald, yele, Yeliz, yile, Yl. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Yale

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-l-y"

-1 letter: ale, aye, lay, lea, ley, lye, yea.

-2 letters: ae, al, ay, el, la, ya, ye.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-l-y"
 

+1 letter: agley, alley, belay, delay, early, lacey, layed, layer, leady, leafy, leaky, leary, leavy, lyase, lycea, mealy, relay, vealy.

 

+2 letters: acetyl, adenyl, aerily, agedly, alkyne, alleys, argyle, bailey, barely, barley, basely, belady, belays, bleary, byelaw, clayed, clayey, deadly, deafly, dearly, delays, dyable, easily, elytra, fealty, featly, flakey, flayed, flayer, galley, gamely, gleamy, hyetal, kayles, lackey, lamely, lanely, lately, lawyer, layers, laymen, leachy, leally, lealty, leanly, leeway, legacy, lyases, lyrate, lysate, lyttae, meanly, measly, namely, nearly, neatly, palely, parley, pearly, phylae, played, player, rallye, rarely, really, realty, relays, replay, safely, sagely, sanely, shaley, slatey, slavey, slayed, slayer, sleazy, sylvae, tamely, valley, weakly, yarely, yawled, yearly.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction 		9. Quotations: Spoken
10. Usage Frequency
11. Names: Frequency
12. Cities 		13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Derivations 		17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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