university

  • 21university — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. college, school, academy, seminary, institute, institution [of higher learning]; campus, U (sl.). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. professional, advanced, graduate, college, collegiate, undergraduate,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 22university — [14] The etymological notion underlying a university is that it denotes the ‘whole’ number of those belonging to it. The word comes via Old French universite from Latin ūniversitās, which was derived from ūniversus (source of English universe).… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23university — noun (C, U) an educational institution at the highest level, where you study for a degree: go to university (=study at a university) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24university — /junəˈvɜsəti / (say yoohnuh versuhtee) noun (plural universities) 1. an institution of higher learning, conducting teaching and research at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. 2. its members, as teachers, undergraduates, graduate members,… …

  • 25university — [14] The etymological notion underlying a university is that it denotes the ‘whole’ number of those belonging to it. The word comes via Old French universite from Latin ūniversitās, which was derived from ūniversus (source of English universe).… …

    Word origins

  • 26university — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English universite, from Anglo French université, from Medieval Latin universitat , universitas, from Latin universus Date: 14th century 1. an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27university — See university, college …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 28university — Synonyms and related words: academe, academia, academic, alma mater, classroom, college, college of engineering, collegiate, community college, degree granting institution, extramural, four year college, graduate school, institute of technology,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29university —    a political prison    Where Napoleon III developed his economic theory, alongside a romantic attachment, and, on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela studied:     At the height of his career as    Emperor, he was fond of saying...     I took my …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 30university — Precisely, an aggregation or union of colleges. An educational institution in which the teaching covers a broad, if not universal, field, instructing in many branches of the arts and science s reaching out to cover all manner of higher 1earning:… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary