Definition of university
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
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Examples of university in a Sentence
I applied to several public universities.
He lives near the university.
Origin and Etymology of university
Middle English universite, from Anglo-French université, from Medieval Latin universitat-, universitas, from Latin universus
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UNIVERSITY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a school that offers courses leading to a degree (such as a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree) and where research is done
UNIVERSITY Defined for Kids
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: an institution of higher learning that gives degrees in special fields and where research is performed
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