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
Examples of university in a Sentence
I applied to several public universities.
He lives near the university.
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On top of this, in November, the RSF overran the breadbasket region of El Gezira, south of the capital, ransacking farms, food mills, and the region’s agricultural university.
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
One is a dentist who did post-graduate work in cosmetic dentistry, teaches at the university dental school and runs a clinic for the girls and townspeople.
—By Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
Spahn left Beloit College in Wisconsin to protest the Vietnam War and then, as a UC Berkeley student, led opposition to university and corporate investments in South Africa because of apartheid.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
On his 16-page veto list, the governor’s vetoes wiped out tens of millions of dollars in funding for initiatives at state colleges and universities as well as K-12 public schools.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
One is a dentist who did post-graduate work in cosmetic dentistry, teaches at the university dental school and runs a clinic for the girls and townspeople.
—By Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
Spahn left Beloit College in Wisconsin to protest the Vietnam War and then, as a UC Berkeley student, led opposition to university and corporate investments in South Africa because of apartheid.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
On his 16-page veto list, the governor’s vetoes wiped out tens of millions of dollars in funding for initiatives at state colleges and universities as well as K-12 public schools.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
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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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