varsity
noun
var·si·ty
ˈvär-sə-tē 
-stē
plural varsities
1
a
: the principal squad representing a university, college, school, or club especially in a sport
b
2
British
: university
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The brand created custom varsity jackets for star players, including Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu, last year.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Hansen, who has been the basketball coach since the San Ramon school first had a varsity team in 2008, has seen it all.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Wolff’s varsity experience over the better part of four seasons has prepared her for that.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Lorey intervened at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, in the fall, when a national controversy erupted over a transgender athlete who took a varsity spot from a girls' cross-country runner.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Hansen, who has been the basketball coach since the San Ramon school first had a varsity team in 2008, has seen it all.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Wolff’s varsity experience over the better part of four seasons has prepared her for that.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Lorey intervened at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, in the fall, when a national controversy erupted over a transgender athlete who took a varsity spot from a girls' cross-country runner.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varsity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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varsity
noun
var·si·ty
ˈvär-sət-ē
-stē
plural varsities
: the main team representing a college, school, or club in contests
Etymology
an altered form of versity, itself an old, shortened form of university
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