Synonyms for University
ˌyu nəˈvɜr sɪ tiuni·ver·si·ty

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1. universitynoun

   Synonyms:
   college, institute, uni, academy

2. universitynoun

   Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some cases able to take younger students in exceptional cases) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

   Synonyms:
   academy, institute, uni, college

Princeton's WordNet

1. universitynoun

   the body of faculty and students at a university

2. universitynoun

   establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching

3. universitynoun

   a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

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1. • Body
   • Educational Institution
   • Establishment

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. universitynoun

   Synonyms:
   seminary of learning (of the highest class), literary institution, college

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1. List of paraphrases for "university":

   université, universities, universidad, academic, 'université, universitaire, university-based, universidade, universität, universitã, college, league, academics, universiteit, u., academia, unu, universitaria, egyetem, universitario, universitaires, univ., 'universitã, scholars, u, campus, colleges, university-level

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1. Jane Harley:

   Given that our editorial guidelines that reference pigs and pork have been in place for as long as I can remember, little did I imagine that they would attract international headlines claiming that Oxford University Press had banned sausages, to clarify, OUP does not have a blanket ban on pork products in its titles, and we do still publish books about pigs.

2. Grace Holleran:

   It would have been nice if Temple had booted him instead of him resigning, but I don't think it's too late for Temple to make a statement, if the university stopped inviting him to university functions, that would make a loud statement.

3. Roy Gutterman:

   The answer to this is not punishment, which would run afoul of the First Amendment because this involves a public university. The answer is to counter the speech and confront the speech. This could be the subject of campus-wide discussions.

4. Bob Howe:

   We told the caller that Fordham University is bound by federal law, and that we could not/would not reveal/share any records( as we would not reveal any student records) with anyone except Mr. Trump Donald Trump, or any recipient he designated, in writing.

5. Rick Hess:

   If I'm a conservative who is uncomfortable about race-based preferences, the argument for race-based preferences that Harvard University is making -- that Harvard University has so much integrity and Harvard University is so careful that we can trust them to dance in gray areas of constitutional propriety because they exercise great discretion -- takes a huge blow.