university

noun

uni·ver·si·ty ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-tē

-ˈvər-stē

plural universities

: an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees

specifically : one made up of an undergraduate division which confers bachelor's degrees and a graduate division which comprises a graduate school and professional schools each of which may confer master's degrees and doctorates

: the physical plant of a university

Examples of university in a Sentence

I applied to several public universities. He lives near the university.

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Advertisement There was Leland Stanford, who was once a wholesale grocer in Sacramento and later became governor and founded a university bearing his name. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Several states, including Florida, Texas, Alabama and Iowa, have already banned DEI offices in their public universities. —

Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025 They’re already taught in schools, secondary schools and universities, around the world, and that always surprises me. —

Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 Another sign of the awakening underway is the spate of new university programs focused on the study of antisemitism. —

Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for university