(noun)
A multi-branch private “educational” setup in the UAE — with locations in Sharjah (x2), Dubai, and Fujairah — specializing in the fine art of turning office space into global academia.
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Top Definition
A place where ambition meets ambiguity.
Marketed as an international college, it offers degrees through “partner institutions” based on the student’s payment plan:
Basic: London American University
Mid-range: College de Paris
Premium: Madonna University (USA)
These affiliations are emphasized loudly. The fact that it’s not recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education? Whispered, if at all.
Often operates out of standard business buildings — not campuses — with rapidly changing staff, two-tone branding (college/institute), and accreditations that impress only until Googled.
Popular among students who value a foreign-sounding degree over legal clarity, and among parents who prefer glossy brochures over boring things like “licensing.”
A multi-branch private “educational” setup in the UAE — with locations in Sharjah (x2), Dubai, and Fujairah — specializing in the fine art of turning office space into global academia.
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Top Definition
A place where ambition meets ambiguity.
Marketed as an international college, it offers degrees through “partner institutions” based on the student’s payment plan:
Basic: London American University
Mid-range: College de Paris
Premium: Madonna University (USA)
These affiliations are emphasized loudly. The fact that it’s not recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education? Whispered, if at all.
Often operates out of standard business buildings — not campuses — with rapidly changing staff, two-tone branding (college/institute), and accreditations that impress only until Googled.
Popular among students who value a foreign-sounding degree over legal clarity, and among parents who prefer glossy brochures over boring things like “licensing.”
“My uncle enrolled me in London American City College because he saw the word ‘American.’ Now I study on the second floor of an office building, and my degree depends on how much he paid.”
by PaulsonMathewChunkapura July 17, 2025
Get the London American City Collegemug. by sitondiscocksucka December 25, 2023
Get the sinitic americanmug. by Nickboyy September 3, 2017
Get the American competitionmug. Stop calling United States citizens Americans. Canadian, Mexican, Caribbean, Central and South American citizens are Americans too because this is North and South America.
by CN19M3P41C July 12, 2023
Get the Americanmug. A person that lives in the "American" bubble. A person whom is not open to other points of view or perspectives because they are from and live in the american bubble. People that think America does no wrong and are angry and fearful of diversity rather than embracing it.
My American Bubbler friend on Facebook, whom never traveled outside of the USA, posted favorable comments and opinions about banning certain immigrants from certain countries based on their religious beliefs.
by RosewoodTeacher February 16, 2017
Get the American Bubblermug. A coffee, water, and alcoholic beverage that are consumed in the same sitting. Typically the beverages are sipped in no particular order such that one can hydrate, caffeinate, and pregame simultaneously
I was tired and thirsty before going out on Friday night so I decided to pregame with an American Trio.
by Studio 95 April 9, 2022
Get the American Triomug. stressed asian school. that is all you need to know.
very competitive and no takeout so this is not the place to be.
very competitive and no takeout so this is not the place to be.
by ewrw34534534 May 13, 2021
Get the Shanghai American Schoolmug.