alma mater [Ahl-muh Mah-ter]
noun. a Latin phrase for a school one once attended; Literally, alma means nourishing; mater means mother
"Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland is scheduled to speak to the graduates at his alma mater, Niles West High School, in Skokie, Illinois."
"He spent 12 seasons coaching his alma mater."
"She was unemployed for a year before returning to her alma mater."
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