land-grant university
noun [ C ] uk/ˌlænd.ɡrɑːnt juː.nɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/ us/ˌlænd.ɡrænt juː.nəˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
（美国）赠地大学，授田大学（由联邦政府资助兴建的大学，最初的目的之一是教育劳动阶层有关农业和科学知识）
in the US, one of a group of universities that receive federal (= national government) money and that were originally created to educate members of the working classes in subjects relating to agriculture and science