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university

[yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] / ˌyu nəˈvɜr sɪ ti /
NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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The elite students are shocked by the lack of job offers as they finish studies at what is often ranked as the top university in America.

From Los Angeles Times

Both men had studied at the same university in Portugal in the late 1990s, police said.

From BBC

The threats are part of a legal showdown between America’s most prominent university and the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yale's vase has been in the Babylonian Collection since shortly after the university established the collection of about 40,000 ancient artifacts in 1911.

From Science Daily

"I did train to be a performer when I was at university, but I wasn't expecting my stage debut to be in a dress," he said.

From BBC