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university

Definition

  • noun: a school that offers courses leading to a degree (such as a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree) and where research is done
  • noun: an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees
  • abbr. 'U., Univ'.
  • synonyms: school, institute, college

Examples

  • ('Brit') Did she go 'to university'? [=did she study at a university?]

  • ('Brit') She studied chemistry 'at university'.

  • He lives near the 'university'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) John, why do you want to be in the Secret Service? I can't think of a more important job than protecting the president. Okay, this job requires a university degree. You dropped out of GW after our first semester there. - You don't finish things. - Check the file, Carol. (..)
    2013 White House Down