Plural of university
regular plural
The plural of university is universities.
Forms of university
| Singular | university /junɪˈvɜːsəti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | universities /junɪˈvɝsətiz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Universities in a sentence
- The NIAID supports projects at universities and research organizations around the United States as well as a network of 21 NIAID labs across the country.2023 August 2, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, “New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
- Those three pioneering pathologists went on to become leaders in building the pathology departments at several universities.From the entry pathology
- Every year, thousands of students knock on the door of Ivy League universities.From the entry knock on the door of
- Once widespread across Europe in medieval times, nations are now largely restricted to the ancient universities of Sweden and Finland.From the entry nation
- There are surprisingly many universities in the Maritimes.From the entry Maritimes
Meaning of university
- noun An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
- noun The entirety of a group; all members of a class.
Questions about the plural of university
- What is the plural of university?
- The plural of university is universities.
- Is university countable?
- University is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: university (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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