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university en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/junɪˈvɜːsəti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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/ˌjunəˈvərsədi/ (General-American)
/junɪˈvɝsɪti/ (General-American)
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/junɪˈvɝsəti/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English universite (“institution of higher learning, body of persons constituting a university”) from Anglo-Norman université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin stem of universitas, in juridical and Late Latin "a number of persons associated into one body, a society, company, community, guild, corporation, etc"; in Latin, "the whole, aggregate," from universus (“whole, entire”). By surface analysis, universe + -ity.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
- The most compelling stories of whether university is worth it are examples where a university education lifts the economic standing of a poor or disadvantaged student to a higher socioeconomic position. 2021, Harvey P. Weingarten, “Is Going to University Worth It?”, in Nothing Less than Great: Reforming Canada’s Universities, Toronto, Ont.; Buffalo, N.Y.; London: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 23:
- She's studying mathematics at university.
- Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. […] EdX is taking yet another tack, selling its MOOC technology to universities like Stanford, both to create their own MOOC offerings and to make physically attending university more attractive, by augmenting existing teaching. 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2021:
- The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it.
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond:
- The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country. 2023 August 2, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, “New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after Fauci’s retirement”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2025:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The entirety of a group; all members of a class.
- [I]t appears a pity to banish the women and children. But to this can be opposed that holy act of your Majesty which expelled the Moriscos, and the children of the Moriscos, for the reason given in the royal edict. Whenever any detestable crime is committed by any university, it is well to punish all. 1841, George Borrow, The Zincali - Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
universities	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (219)

ce университет (institution of higher education) · ja 大学 (institution of higher education) · shn တၵ်ႈၵသူဝ်ႇ (institution of higher education) · pnb یُونِیوَرْسِٹی (institution of higher education) · it istituto (institution of higher education) · ca universitat (institution of higher education) · io universitato (institution of higher education) · vo niver (institution of higher education) · ce говзарт (institution of higher education) · be унівэрсытэ́т (institution of higher education) · nl universitair (institution of higher education) · afb جامعة (institution of higher education) · as বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (institution of higher education) · km សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ (institution of higher education) · pl wszechnica (institution of higher education) · ro universitate (institution of higher education) · km មហាវិទ្យាល័យ (institution of higher education) · st yunibesiti (institution of higher education) · kl ilisimatusarfik (institution of higher education) · ky университет (institution of higher education) · hu tudományegyetem (institution of higher education) · uz universitet (institution of higher education) · mn их сургууль (institution of higher education) · cs vysoká škola (institution of higher education) · ml സർവ്വകലാശാല (institution of higher education) · af universiteit (institution of higher education) · swg Universidäd (institution of higher education) · wa univiersité (institution of higher education) · it collegio (institution of higher education) · nrf unnivèrsité (institution of higher education) · pl uczelnia (institution of higher education) · tl pamantasan (institution of higher education) · rm universitad (institution of higher education) · ar جَامِعَة (institution of higher education) · ast universidá (institution of higher education) · th มหาวิทยาลัย (institution of higher education) · wal yunbersttiya class noun (institution of higher education) · ms menara gading (institution of higher education) · fo universitet (institution of higher education) · ml യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി (institution of higher education) · id universitas (institution of higher education) · kn ಕಲಿವೀಡು (institution of higher education) · apd جامعة (institution of higher education) · ur یُونِیوَرْسِٹی (institution of higher education) · cs univerzita (institution of higher education) · ja 大学校 (institution of higher education) · ur جامِعَہ (institution of higher education) · gl universidade (institution of higher education) · za dayoz (institution of higher education) · yo ifásítì (institution of higher education) · sv högskola (institution of higher education) · tg донишгоҳ (institution of higher education) · bn বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় (institution of higher education) · la universitas (institution of higher education) · ff jaaɓi haartide (institution of higher education) · es universidad (institution of higher education) · tk uniwersitet (institution of higher education) · hu egyetem (institution of higher education) · sk univerzita (institution of higher education) · de Universität (institution of higher education) · sh univerzìtēt (institution of higher education) · it accademia (institution of higher education) · sq fakulltet (institution of higher education) · fy universiteit (institution of higher education) · de Hochschule (institution of higher education) · nl universiteit (institution of higher education) · tpi yunivesiti (institution of higher education) · ht inivèsite (institution of higher education) · ru университе́т (institution of higher education) · az universitet (institution of higher education) · kl universiteti (institution of higher education) · ckb جامْعە (institution of higher education) · scn univirsitati (institution of higher education) · crh universitet (institution of higher education) · bg университе́т (institution of higher education) · si විශ්වවිද්යාල (institution of higher education) · te విశ్వవిద్యాలయము (institution of higher education) · ckb زانْستگە (institution of higher education) · kk университет (institution of higher education) · et ülikool (institution of higher education) · yo fásítì (institution of higher education) · az danişgah (institution of higher education) · tt университет (institution of higher education) · shn တၵ်ႉၵသူဝ်ႇ (institution of higher education) · grc πανεπιστήμιον (institution of higher education) · hi यूनिवर्सिटी (institution of higher education) · nrf euniversitaé (institution of higher education) · gv olloo-scoill (institution of higher education) · arq جَامِيعَة (institution of higher education) · ckb زانْستگا (institution of higher education) · id universitet (institution of higher education) · ps پوهنتون (institution of higher education) · ur دانِش گاہ (institution of higher education) · mr विद्यापीठ (institution of higher education) · ch unibetsedåt (institution of higher education) · sq universitet (institution of higher education) · kw pennskol (institution of higher education) · wrz unibersidad (institution of higher education) · ug ئۇنىۋېرسىتېت (institution of higher education) · prs دَانِشْگَاه (institution of higher education) · hak 大學 /大学 (institution of higher education) · nb universitet (institution of higher education) · mnc ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡨᠠᠴᡳᡴᡡ (institution of higher education) · sh sveùčilīšte (institution of higher education) · sh универзѝте̄т (institution of higher education) · la studium generale (institution of higher education) · tr darülfünun (institution of higher education) · pl uniwersytet (institution of higher education) · sh свеу̀чилӣште (institution of higher education) · el πανεπιστήμιο (institution of higher education) · an universidat (institution of higher education) · tl unibersidad (institution of higher education) · shn ၸၼ်ႉၸွမ် (institution of higher education) · mk универзите́т (institution of higher education) · eo universitato (institution of higher education) · cs vysoké učení (institution of higher education) · ta பல்கலைக்கழகம் (institution of higher education) · sd ڪاليج (institution of higher education) · vi đại học (institution of higher education) · lt universitetas (institution of higher education) · vi trường đại học (institution of higher education) · ckb زانکۆ (institution of higher education) · be універсітэ́т (institution of higher education) · co università (institution of higher education) · si විශ්ව විද්යාලය (institution of higher education) · xal ик сурһуль (institution of higher education) · he אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה (institution of higher education) · bg ви́сше учи́лище (institution of higher education) · ia universitate (institution of higher education) · da universitet (institution of higher education) · ff 𞤶𞤢𞥄𞤩𞤭 𞤸𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤼𞤭𞤣𞤫 (institution of higher education) · uk університе́т (institution of higher education) · ka უნივერსიტეტი (institution of higher education) · wrz yunibersidad (institution of higher education) · ug ئالىي مەكتەپ (institution of higher education) · kmr zanîngeh (institution of higher education) · sw chuo kikuu (institution of higher education) · hi विश्वविद्यालय (institution of higher education) · tr üniversite (institution of higher education) · ha jami'a (institution of higher education) · ms universiti (institution of higher education) · cmn 大學 /大学 (institution of higher education) · scn univirsità (institution of higher education) · ckb دانْشگا (institution of higher education) · bo སློབ་གྲྭ་ཆེན་མོ (institution of higher education) · ug داشۆ (institution of higher education) · arz جامعة (institution of higher education) · hsb uniwersita (institution of higher education) · it ateneo (institution of higher education) · qu jatun yachay wasi (institution of higher education) · pt universidade (institution of higher education) · shn ႁူင်းႁဵၼ်းၸၼ်ႉၸွမ် (institution of higher education) · lv universitāte (institution of higher education) · acw جامْعة (institution of higher education) · pa ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ (institution of higher education) · lb Universitéit (institution of higher education) · rw kaminuza (institution of higher education) · lo ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ (institution of higher education) · is háskóli (institution of higher education) · fa-ira دانِشْگاه (institution of higher education) · bn জামেয়া (institution of higher education) · hy համալսարան (institution of higher education) · fr université (institution of higher education) · oc universitat (institution of higher education) · mt università (institution of higher education) · ms madrasah jamiah (institution of higher education) · nn universitet (institution of higher education) · pga jama (institution of higher education) · lad universita (institution of higher education) · kw universita (institution of higher education) · de Uni (institution of higher education) · fr univ (institution of higher education) · jje 대ᄒᆞᆨ교 (institution of higher education) · dng дащүә (institution of higher education) · az darülfünun (institution of higher education) · am ዩኒቨርሲቲ (institution of higher education) · fr fac (institution of higher education) · dsb uniwersita (institution of higher education) · haw kulanui (institution of higher education) · fo fróðskaparsetur (institution of higher education) · ko 대학 (institution of higher education) · glk دانشگا (institution of higher education) · ga ollscoil (institution of higher education) · ml യൂനിവേഴ്സിറ്റി (institution of higher education) · se universitehtta (institution of higher education) · my တက္ကသိုလ် (institution of higher education) · nan-hbl 大學 /大学 (institution of higher education) · sv universitet (institution of higher education) · fur universitât (institution of higher education) · tum yunivesite (institution of higher education) · cy prifysgol (institution of higher education) · yue 大學 /大学 (institution of higher education) · ota دَارُ الفُنُون (institution of higher education) · kmr zanko (institution of higher education) · izh ylioppi (institution of higher education) · yi אוניווערסיטעט (institution of higher education) · sco varsitie (institution of higher education) · fi yliopisto (institution of higher education) · crh darulfunun (institution of higher education) · yo yunifásítì (institution of higher education) · it politecnico (institution of higher education) · lv augstskola (institution of higher education) · izh universitetta (institution of higher education) · br skol-veur (institution of higher education) · ko 대학교 (institution of higher education) · so jaamacad (institution of higher education) · kn ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯ (institution of higher education) · prs پوهَنْتُون (institution of higher education) · eu unibertsitate (institution of higher education) · rup univirsitati (institution of higher education) · ur دار الفنون (institution of higher education) · ur دارُ الْعُلُوم (institution of higher education) · gd oilthigh (institution of higher education) · nl unief (institution of higher education) · kk داشۋە (institution of higher education) · gu યુનિવર્સિટી (institution of higher education) · sl univerza (institution of higher education) · it università (institution of higher education) · mr युनिव्हर्सिटी (institution of higher education)

wikidata: Q3918

university en · NOUN

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