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University definition

University is a noun meaning "the body of faculty and students at a university." It has 3 meanings, listed below.

Part of speech
noun
Syllables
5
Letters
10
How common
Everyday word

University as a noun

  1. the body of faculty and students at a university

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

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

How to say university

University has 5 syllables and rhymes with biodiversity. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with university

UNIVERSITY in word games

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
18
Anagrams
0

Is UNIVERSITY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check UNIVERSITY in the word checker, or unscramble UNIVERSITY to see the shorter words in its letters.

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