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Collegiate Gothic

(US, architecture) A style of Gothic Revival architecture inspired by Gothic, which includes Camford/Oxbridge style quadrangle campuses, and American Gothic style buildings.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US, architecture) A style of Gothic Revival architecture inspired by Gothic, which includes Camford/Oxbridge style quadrangle campuses, and American Gothic style buildings. Used on North American university and college campuses, and other schools of high prestige (prep schools, private schools, etc).

Origin: From being a style found on colleges and universities similar to gothic. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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