university
Americannoun
plural
universitiesnoun
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an institution of higher education having authority to award bachelors' and higher degrees, usually having research facilities
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the buildings, members, staff, or campus of a university
Other Word Forms
- antiuniversity adjective
- counteruniversity noun
- interuniversity adjective
- nonuniversity noun
- preuniversity adjective
- prouniversity adjective
- universitarian noun
Etymology
Origin of university
1250–1300; Middle English universite < Old French < Medieval Latin ūniversitās, Late Latin: guild, corporation, Latin: totality, equivalent to ūnivers ( us ) ( universe ) + -itās -ity
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When university researchers interviewed brides, they asked them to bring images of things that would explain their attitudes towards second-hand wedding dresses.
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In the tumultuous first months after the revolution, a group of militant university students loyal to Khomeini occupied the US embassy.
From BBC
The announcement marks a formal break with the university with which Summers had been associated since he was a graduate student.
Student protests, when universities reopened, were quickly quelled.
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Student protests, when universities reopened, were quickly quelled.
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