universities
Syllables: uni·ver·si·tiesUK/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiz//junɪˈvɝsətiz/
universities is the plural of university.
Meaning of university
Noun
university (countable and uncountable, plural universities)
- An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels.
- She's studying mathematics at university.
- The entirety of a group; all members of a class.
- [I]t appears a pity to banish the women and children. But to this can be opposed that holy act of your Majesty which expelled the Moriscos, and the children of the Moriscos, for the reason given in the royal edict. Whenever any detestable crime is committed by any university, it is well to punish...1841, George Borrow, The Zincali - Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain
Phrases with universities
Questions about universities
- What is universities the plural of?
- Universities is the plural of university.
- How do you pronounce universities?
- Universities is pronounced /junɪˈvɝsətiz/ (US).
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