UNIVERSITY


Meaning of UNIVERSITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-tē, -ˈvər-stē ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.