Synonyms for university
ˌyu nəˈvɜr sɪ tiuni·ver·si·ty

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1. universitynoun

   Synonyms:
   college, institute, uni, academy

2. universitynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   academy, institute, uni, college

Princeton's WordNet

1. universitynoun

   the body of faculty and students at a university

2. universitynoun

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

3. universitynoun

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

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1. • Body
   • Educational Institution
   • Establishment

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. universitynoun

   Synonyms:
   seminary of learning (of the highest class), literary institution, college

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1. List of paraphrases for "university":

   université, universities, universidad, academic, 'université, universitaire, university-based, universidade, universität, universitã, college, league, academics, universiteit, u., academia, unu, universitaria, egyetem, universitario, universitaires, univ., 'universitã, scholars, u, campus, colleges, university-level

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1. Gisele Barreto Fetterman:

   This isn’t about politics - it’s an independent, detailed medical report written by John’s primary care doctor based on his latest office visit from last week, anybody baselessly attacking John's doctor or questioning the standards and integrity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center system is grasping at straws because the issue that Dr. Oz staked his whole campaign on just fell apart today.

2. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:

   There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a less -- a slower-track school where they do well, one of the briefs pointed out that most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas.

3. Rasheed Sulaimon:

   I am extremely grateful to the University of Maryland and Coach Turgeon for this opportunity to further my education and continue to play the game I love, i ’m looking forward to starting this next chapter at Maryland.

4. Alan Garber:

   Harvard University’s procurement decisions should not and will not be driven by individuals’ views of highly contested matters of political controversy, if this policy is not currently known or understood in some parts of the University, that will be rectified now.

5. Colgate University President Brian Casey:

   But Colgate University's really hard to replicate what is essentially one of our great selling points. we are prepared for next year to be more expensive in terms of financial aid.