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university

noun

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)…

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Word length
10
Starts with
U
Ends with
Y
Contains
NI
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

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noun

  1. 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.”

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Example Sentences

The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it.

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