university
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- noun
- /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti/
:
comunidad universitaria
- The university is known for its exceptional faculty and innovative research programs.
- university students
- university faculty
- university community
It's not about what you can bring to the university or what you can learn.
- It's not about what you can bring to the university or what you can learn.
- And actually, you know, it's your friends from school, your friends from university, you know, the people who really knew me.
Examples
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What about all your years of university?
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In the distance, voices were singing the university fight song at a morning pep rally.
Fiction book (1993) -
Things I had to go to university to learn, right?
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And if we do, what should the university look like then?
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It's not about what you can bring to the university or what you can learn.
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Overall, students who identified with the university demonstrated a sense of mission and responsibility.
Academic text (2011) -
You're here to be a part of the best university in Canada.
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How's your brother doing at university?
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My great-great-grandmother's portrait hung in the university up until the revolution.
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Fridays are reserved for quietly reading in the university library, and later, for playing with Anna.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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All the teachers and students who work and study at the same school
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A short informal word students use for university
A group of people in one trade who join to protect their rights
Compounds
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A private university in Chicago famous for strong research and successful graduates
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A public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, known for strong teaching and research
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A large public university in Austin, Texas known for research and many degree programs
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A famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts with very good teaching and research
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A private university in Stanford, California known for strong research and teaching
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A large public university in Seattle, Washington, known for strong research and medical programs
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A public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for strong research and teaching
A large public university in Berkeley, California known for research and teaching
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A famous, very old university in Oxford, England where students study and do research
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A famous university in Cambridge, England known for its strong teaching and research
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A university that many people admire for very good teaching and strong research
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A university in Brighton, England that does research and has a modern campus
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A famous, very old university in Cambridge, England, that teaches students and does research in many subjects
A large public university in Madison, Wisconsin known for research and teaching
A private university in Pittsburgh known for strong science and engineering programs
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A British university that offers part-time online and distance courses for adults, often without usual entry rules
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A famous university in Oxford, England that has strong teaching and research
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A university in a large city that gives students practical courses and links to local jobs
A public university in Lincoln, Nebraska, that does research and is the main campus of the state university system
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A program from a college or university that offers courses for people who are not regular students
- Informal
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Learning that comes from real-life experiences instead of formal education
A British university founded in a city in the late 1800s or early 1900s with red brick buildings
A 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case allowing race as a factor in medical school admissions but banning strict racial quotas
An old university in Paris that was a main center of learning in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research
- Offensive
An insulting nickname for the University of Southern California that says its students are mostly rich
A public research university in Paris founded in 2019 that is separate from the medieval university
- Informal
Learning practical skills and wisdom from life and real problems rather than from school
A university in Paris founded in the 12th century that was a leading center for learning until 1970
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Etymology
University originally meant the whole group of teachers and students, coming from Latin universitas 'the whole'. That's why university can mean not only the school itself but also the community of people who belong to it.