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  • proper noun A university, and in particular, a world-class school of medicine and teaching hospital located in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Examples

  • The guy at the journalism department said, "Who?" and, when I explained, suggested I call Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

  • “Well, what do you call Johns Hopkins and Georgetown?”

    The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994

  • “Well, what do you call Johns Hopkins and Georgetown?”

    The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994

  • “Well, what do you call Johns Hopkins and Georgetown?”

    The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994

  • The name Johns Hopkins brings to our mind the renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, which is a sister institution of JH University noted for its excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • The name Johns Hopkins brings to our mind the renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, which is a sister institution of JH University noted for its excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • The name Johns Hopkins brings to our mind the renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, which is a sister institution of JH University, noted for its excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Today, the name Johns Hopkins is synonymous with just that.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • When the "Lancet study" (that is, the Johns Hopkins study) estimated two years ago that 600,000 Iraqis had died, President Bush dismissed the study as "not credible," without offering his own estimate, or explaining why that estimate was "not credible."

    Pentagon Challenge: Ask Iraqis How Many Have Died 2008

  • Douglas Kerr, a scientist at Johns Hopkins, which is using money from billionaire Bloomberg to create a stem-cell lab, says the lack of NIH help could delay a treatment for spinal cord injury for decades.

    Anti-Ban Billionaires Matthew Herper 2006

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