Main Entry: uni·ver·si·ty

Pronunciation: \ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-tē, -ˈvər-stē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural uni·ver·si·ties

Etymology: Middle English universite, from Anglo-French université, from Medieval Latin universitat-, universitas, from Latin universus

Date: 14th century

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