state university

noun

: a university maintained and administered by one of the states of the U.S. as part of the state public educational system

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With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025 The bill would bar state universities from entering into contracts with the services, which have taken over sporting events since the turn of the decade. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025 Outside of the Interior Department and the Illinois State Museum, state universities also recorded significant progress. Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2025 Farther north along Biscayne Boulevard, Florida International University, Miami’s new state university, opened a second campus in North Miami. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for state university

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of state university was in 1785

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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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