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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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“My parents tried for years to find a way back here. We were lucky when the university hired my mom.”

From Literature

That is why she welcomed the recognition of her university grant on MMS and the publication of the results in Scientific Reports.

From Science Daily

Major law firms, universities and corporations chose accommodation over resistance.

From Salon

Risk is more spread out in a traditional commingled private-markets fund, where a management firm pools cash from pensions, universities and other big investors and invests it in several ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal

The university said it was going to remove the name Senator George J Mitchell, from the Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, and remove a commemorative bust from its campus.

From BBC