the University of Notre Dame
/ðə juːnɪˌvɜːsəti əv ˌnəʊtrə ˈdeɪm/
/ðə juːnɪˌvɜːrsəti əv ˌnəʊtər ˈdeɪm/
- the most famous Catholic university in the US. It is in South Bend, Indiana, where it was established in 1842. Notre Dame has America's best-known college football team, sometimes called 'the fighting Irish'.