The Farm

E17251

nickname

The Farm is a popular nickname for Stanford University, reflecting its origins on the former Palo Alto Stock Farm owned by the Stanford family.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nickname →
appliesTo	Stanford University campus →
associatedInstitution	Leland Stanford Junior University →
associatedWithFamily	Stanford family →
associatedWithPerson	Jane Stanford → Leland Stanford →
connotation	affectionate → informal →
country	United States →
etymology	derived from former horse-breeding farm →
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Stanford University community →
hasOrigin	Palo Alto Stock Farm →
historicalUse	site of Palo Alto Stock Farm →
language	English →
mentionedIn	Stanford University promotional materials → alumni publications of Stanford University → sports journalism about Stanford →
refersTo	Stanford University →
refersToCounty	Santa Clara County, California →
refersToLocation	Palo Alto, California →
refersToRegion	San Francisco Peninsula →
relatedTo	Maples Pavilion → Stanford Cardinal → Stanford Stadium → Sunken Diamond →
shortFormOf	Stanford University campus nickname →
usedByCommunity	Stanford alumni → Stanford faculty → Stanford sports fans → Stanford staff → Stanford students →
usedInContext	campus life → college athletics → higher education →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Stanford University →	nickname