University Definition
yo͝onə-vûrsĭ-tē
universities
noun
An educational institution of the highest level, typically, in the U.S., with one or more undergraduate colleges, together with a program of graduate studies and a number of professional schools, and authorized to confer various degrees, as the bachelor's, master's, and doctor's.
Webster's New World
The grounds, buildings, etc. of a university.
Webster's New World
The students, faculty, and administrators of a university collectively.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- institution
- school
- academy
- college
- educational institution
- normal-school
- megaversity
- multiversity
- institution of higher learning
- state university
- provincial university
Other Word Forms of University
Noun
Singular:
universityPlural:
universitiesOrigin of University
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From Middle English, "institution of higher learning," "body of persons constituting a university," from Anglo-Norman université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin stem of universitas, in juridical and Late Latin "A number of persons associated into one body, a society, company, community, guild, corporation, etc.," in Latin, "the whole, aggregate," from universus (“whole, entire")
From Wiktionary
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Middle English universite from Old French from Medieval Latin ūniversitās from Latin the whole, a corporate body from ūniversus whole universe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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