alma mater

Summary

alma mater is a Latin phrase^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,265 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• alma mater's image is recorded as Columbia University, NYC (June 2014) - 09.JPG^[3].
• alma mater's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[4].
• alma mater's subclass of is recorded as educational institution^[5].
• alma mater's Commons category is recorded as Alma mater^[6].
• alma mater's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k79m^[7].
• alma mater's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[8].
• alma mater's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• alma mater's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• alma mater's main Wikidata property is recorded as P69^[11].
• alma mater's different from is recorded as Alma Mater^[12].
• alma mater's Quora topic ID is recorded as Alma-Mater-8^[13].
• alma mater's Quora topic ID is recorded as Almamater^[14].
• alma mater's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 20036799^[15].
• alma mater's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as idioom/alma-mater^[16].
• alma mater's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3868065^[17].
• alma mater's Lex ID is recorded as alma_mater^[18].
• alma mater's Lex ID is recorded as Alma_Mater^[19].
• alma mater's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 08419296-n^[20].
• alma mater's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2994596179^[21].

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Designation and Status

alma mater's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for alma mater include Alma Media^[22], a business^[23], in Finland^[24], founded in 1998^[25], headquartered in Kluuvi^[26] and Alma Station^[27], a metro station^[28], in Belgium^[29].

Why It Matters

alma mater ranks in the top 2% of latin_phrase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,265 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Alma Media^[22], a business^[23], in Finland^[24], founded in 1998^[25], headquartered in Kluuvi^[26] and Alma Station^[27], a metro station^[28], in Belgium^[29].