American English pronunciation

How to pronounce universities

IPA transcription: [,junə'vɚsətiz]

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Noun

  • the body of faculty and students at a university

  • establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching

  • a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

Usage examples

  • The diocese also has connections to campus ministries at three universities in its jurisdiction.
  • A faculty of sixty is drawn from orchestras, conservatories, and universities.
  • It is a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
  • Automobile squeegees are used in some universities to clean chalkboards.
  • He also taught at several other universities.
  • All schools and universities of the country remain closed on that day.
  • Many universities across Florida canceled classes.
  • He has also received honorary degrees from English universities.
  • He was also a visiting professor at several foreign universities, mainly American.
  • The expanded martial law closed universities, banned political activities and further curtailed the press.