Alumni is a Latin word indicating
a group of former students or
people who have graduated from a school or university. It is the plural of
Alumnus, a
male former student or graduate. If the group is composed of female students, we need to use the feminine
Alumnae (
Alumna is the singular)
This Latin word is regularly used in English maintaining its original meaning, only the pronunciation has changed. Listen to the English pronunciation of
Alumni and
Alumnae