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University

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

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Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
"The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "University"

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Word	Definition
highernoun	(Scotland, education) A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
studentnoun	A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
degreenoun	(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
graduatenoun	A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
diplomanoun	A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
varsitynoun	(sports, US) The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)
scholarnoun	A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
postgraduatenoun	A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
undergraduatenoun	A student at a university who has not yet received a degree.
collegenoun	(chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
facultynoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
academianoun	(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
post-graduate	Alternative form of postgraduate. [Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.]
campusnoun	The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
academicsnoun	Academia.
univnoun	(Canada, US, informal) university
institutionnoun	A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
leaguenoun	(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
institutenoun	An organization founded to promote a cause
studiesnoun	An academic field of study concerning the given subject.