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:

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:

university

Plural:

universities

Origin of University

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
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