traveling fellowship

noun

: a fellowship whose terms permit or direct the holder to travel or go abroad for study or research

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Reporting for this story was made possible by a travel fellowship provided through the East-West Center. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2019 That writer, Sayyid Qutb, was rewarded with a traveling fellowship, apparently to get him out of the country. Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traveling fellowship was in 1694

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Cite this Entry

“Traveling fellowship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20fellowship. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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