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

  • (..) my favourite subject by miles, which obviously didn't please my father. Hmm. Why not? Well, he was a professor of literature at the university. Really, does he still teach? - I don't really know. - You don't know? We're not in touch, my father and I. He left the country some time ago. (..)
    2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas