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
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I applied to several public universities.
He lives near the university.
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Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Additionally, Harvard said the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires the government give the university a chance to fix any violations before taking away federal money.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The interagency group froze billions of dollars in federal funding for the university on April 14, after Harvard refused to comply with a series of unprecedented demands to overhaul its admissions, hiring and teaching practices.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
And this has serious and detrimental consequences, not just for the colleges and universities, but for our economy.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 29 Apr. 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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