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Word university
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti / NAmE / ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti /
Example
  • is there a university in this town?
  • ohio state university
  • the university of york
  • york university
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university

(noun)BrE / ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti / NAmE / ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti /
  1. an institution at the highest level of education where you can study for a degree or do research
    • see also state university
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/state-university
    • Is there a university in this town?
    • Ohio State University
    • the University of York
    • York University
    • Both their children are at university.
    • He's hoping to go to university next year.
    • a university course/degree/lecturer
    • My son has gone away to college.
    • ‘Where did you go to college?’
    • ‘Ohio State University.’
    • My daughter is at university.
    • I didn’t want to go to a large university.
  2. the experience of life thought of as giving somebody an education, instead of the person gaining formal qualifications
    • a degree from the university of life

    Extra Examples

    • He goes to Princeton University.
    • His aim was to finish his doctorate and obtain a university chair.
    • His aim was to obtain a university chair.
    • I applied to three universities.
    • I graduated from university last year.
    • I often think of my university days.
    • I’m applying to university this year.
    • King entered Montana State University in 2002.
    • She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1999.
    • She teaches English at the University of Wales.
    • She teaches botany at Syracuse University.
    • She’s at university, studying engineering.
    • There is stiff competition for university places.
    • Young people may be deterred from entering university.
    • a university entrance exam
    • the government’s decision to introduce university top-up fees
    • the pressures of university life
    • those who can afford university tuition
    • Both their children are at university.
    • He’s hoping to go to university next year.
    • How many universities are there in Britain?
    • She’s a graduate of Oxford University.
    • the University of York/York University

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French universite, from Latin universitas ‘the whole’, in late Latin ‘society, guild’, from universus ‘combined into one, whole’, from uni- ‘one’ + versus ‘turned’ (past participle of vertere).
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