1. made of red brick
2. relating to British universities founded in the late 19th or early 20th century, typically built with red brick
Usage: British

1. a British university founded in the late 19th or early 20th century
Usage: British

Examples

• The old redbrick building stood at the corner of Main Street.
• She attended a redbrick university in Manchester.
• The redbrick facade gave the school a traditional appearance.
• He graduated from one of the leading redbricks in the 1980s.
• The redbrick institutions were established to provide higher education outside of Oxford and Cambridge.
• Their redbrick house was built in the Victorian era.