noun

university

university

She is studying physics at the university.

She is studying physics at the university.

He wants to go to a good university.

He wants to go to a good university.

at a/the university She studies at a famous university.

go to university He wants to go to university next year.

Synonyms: college, academy, institute

From Latin 'universitas' meaning 'a society, a corporation', related to 'universus' (whole), the same root as 'universe'.

A university is a place that covers the 'universe' of knowledge.

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