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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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A Columbia University student was detained by agents from the Department of Homeland Security at a campus building Thursday morning, the university said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I also worked in a fish and chip shop myself in Perth before I worked in the games industry. It was the job I had straight after university."

From BBC

Someone in formal education, such as school or university, doing an apprenticeship or vocational course, is not considered to be Neet.

From BBC

Flament grew up in Belgium, but, finding no way into the French club system, moved to Loughborough University for its rugby programme, arriving as a lanky fly-half and initially playing for the university's fifth team.

From BBC

NEW YORK—Jeffrey Epstein never earned a college degree—let alone one from a fancy Ivy League university.

From The Wall Street Journal