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University of Texas

University of Texas

40 2.8
A large public university in Austin, Texas known for research and many degree programs
  • proper noun
translation icon : Universidad de Texas
  • Chad Bennett is an assistant professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • students at the University of Texas
  • professor at the University of Texas
  • program at the University of Texas

I came here to go to school at UT University of Texas and and never left, right.

Examples

  • Marcie Trevino received her B.A. in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in May.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Kye-hyoung Lee is a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin.

    Academic text (2011)

  • It's part of the University of Texas Medical Center.

    My All American (2015)

  • I thought that you were at the University of Texas becoming a great writer.

    Nocturnal Animals (2016)

  • I studied journalism at the University of Texas.

    Walk of Shame (2014)

  • Son, I'm offering you a scholarship to attend the University of Texas and play football.

    My All American (2015)

  • A similar career assessment workshop was held at the University of Texas, Austin, in January 1993.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Glass completed his doctorate in computer science at the University of Texas at Austin in 2012.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Jennifer Storch is a graduate student in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I studied journalism at the University of Texas.

Synonyms

University of Texas at Austin
vsUniversity of Texas
3 2.2

A large public research university in Austin, Texas

is the more general institutional name without the explicit location

Surface Forms

University of Texas main

Morphology

university + of + Texas

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'university' (a degree-granting institution) + 'of' (showing association/location) + 'Texas' (the U.S. state) yields a university located in Texas. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common naming pattern (University of X) that a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand.

Etymology

University of Texas takes its name from the state, with University meaning a place for higher study and Texas showing the state that founded it. So the name tells you it is the state's main 'public university' in Austin and is used to mean that large, well-known university.