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state university

American  

noun

  1. a university maintained by the government of a state.


Etymology

Origin of state university

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

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“That’s really the big story about why our snowpack is so meager,” said Larry O’Neill, the Oregon state climatologist and an associate professor at Oregon State University.

From Los Angeles Times

An earlier draft sought to dissolve the board and put VMI under the oversight of Virginia State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

After graduating as the valedictorian of her high school, she won a scholarship to attend what is now Virginia State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

China imports in the final quarter of 2025 measured by weight were down 22% compared with a year earlier, according to Jason Miller, a professor of supply-chain management at Michigan State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Over the past 10 to 15 years, China has undergone an almost world-historical defense modernization at exactly the same time that its relations with India have worsened,” Christopher Clary, an expert on South Asian military affairs at the State University of New York at Albany, says in a phone interview.

From The Wall Street Journal