university
noun
uni·ver·si·ty
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-tē 
-ˈvər-stē
plural universities
1
: 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
2
: 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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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's controversial speech or making light of his death.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
In return, both universities accepted terms that expand federal oversight of their admissions processes and campus governance, marking a shift in how the government interacts with universities.
—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Assembly Bill 7 would allow public universities in California to consider giving admissions preference to applicants who are descendants of American chattel slavery.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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university
noun
uni·ver·si·ty
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sət-ē
-ˈvər-stē
plural universities
: a school that offers courses leading to a degree (as a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree) and where research is done
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