n.
Pronunciation: ˌ yü-n ə - ' v ə r-s ə -t ē , - ' v ə r-st ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English universite, from Anglo-French université, from Medieval Latin universitat-, universitas, from Latin universus
Date: 14th century
1 : an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees specifically : one made up of an undergraduate division which confers bachelor's degrees and a graduate division which comprises a graduate school and professional schools each of which may confer master's degrees and doctorates
2 : the physical plant of a university