university

[ yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee ]

noun

, plural u·ni·ver·si·ties.

1. an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.

university

/ ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ /

noun

1. an institution of higher education having authority to award bachelors' and higher degrees, usually having research facilities
2. the buildings, members, staff, or campus of a university

Other Words From

• u·ni·ver·si·tar·i·an [yoo-n, uh, -vur-si-, tair, -ee-, uh, n], noun adjective
• anti·uni·versi·ty adjective noun
• counter·uni·versi·ty noun plural counteruniversities
• inter·uni·versi·ty adjective
• nonu·ni·versi·ty noun plural nonuniversities adjective
• preu·ni·versi·ty adjective
• prou·ni·versi·ty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of university¹

1250–1300; Middle English universite < Old French < Medieval Latin ūniversitās, Late Latin: guild, corporation, Latin: totality, equivalent to ūnivers ( us ) ( universe ) + -itās -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of university¹

C14: from Old French universite, from Medieval Latin universitās group of scholars, from Late Latin: guild, society, body of men, from Latin: whole, totality, universe

Example Sentences

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"For instance, the amygdala is responsible for social behaviors like parenting, mating, aggression and the navigation of social-dominance hierarchies," said Braga, an assistant professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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It’s an important line of inquiry, says Patrick Schmidt, an archaeologist at the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen who was not involved with the study.

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Stone tools and the fossils of birds and small mammals in the caves suggest the area was a productive Neanderthal hunting ground—a “Mediterranean Serengeti,” explains paleoecologist Juan Ochando at the University of Murcia, who is lead author of the study.

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Related Words

• academy
• institution
• school