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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Witnesses described the bloody scene and their frustration at the university in the aftermath. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine. —

Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024 Can the party of the universities, the affluent suburbs and the hipster urban cores do this? —

David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 Also on the ballot are two Michigan Supreme Court seats and board seats for three public universities and the State Board of Education, plus a number of significant local races around the state. —

Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for university