university

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌjuːniˈvɜːrsəti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌjunəˈvɝsɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅′nə vûr′si tē)


Inflections of 'university' (n): npl: universities
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
university n (institution)universidad nf
 This city is home to five universities.
 La ciudad es cuna de cinco universidades.
university n (higher education in general)universidad nf
 After graduating from high school, she went to the university.
 Después de graduarse del bachillerato, fue a la universidad.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
university n (university members)universidad nf
 The university voted against allowing the army to recruit on campus.
 La universidad votó en contra de permitir que el ejercito reclutara en la ciudad universitaria.
university n as adj (of a university)universitario/a adj
  de universidad loc adj
 Several university professors live in the neighbourhood.
 Algunos profesores universitarios viven en el barrio.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
accredited university n (official institution) (institución)universidad acreditada grupo nom f
University Registrar,
also US: Dean of Enrollment n		 (academic administrator) (EEUU, universidad)secretaría nf
free university (school run by college students)universidad libre loc nom f
Open University,
the Open University n		 UK (higher education by correspondence)Universidad a Distancia n propio f
  (AmL)Universidad Abierta n propio f
 Elaine is studying for a degree with the Open University.
 Elaine está estudiando una licenciatura en la Universidad a Distancia.
 Elaine está estudiando una licenciatura en la Universidad Abierta.
polytechnic university n (college of tertiary education)universidad politécnica n propio f
state university n US (publicly funded university)universidad estatal nf + adj mf
university extension n (non-traditional university programs)programa de extensión universitaria loc nom m
university professor n (education)profesor universitario, profesora universitaria nm, nf + adj
Yale,
Yale University n		 (US university) (universidad de EE.UU.)Yale n propio f
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'university' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
academe - academic degree - academic institution - acceptance letter - adjunct professor - alma mater - assistant professor - associate professor - at school - broadcasting - bursar - Cambridge - campus - campus provost - chancellor - college - college kid - college radio - collegiate sport - dean - department - dissertation - docent - Doctor of Philosophy - doctor's degree - don - donnish - dorm - dormitory - engineering - enrollment - faculty - faculty member - fellowship - fresher - full professor - gate - graduate - graduate scheme - graduate school - graduation - gut class - higher education - home institution - house - junior - junior year - law school - lecturer - London School of Economics
Spanish:
universidad - u - año de selectividad - arancel universitario - asamblea universitaria - autonomía universitaria - ciudad - ciudad universitaria - colegio mayor - colegio mayor universitario - complutense - COU - Curso de Orientación Universitaria - docencia universitaria - educación superior - estudios universitarios - hospital universitario - preparatorio - preu - preuniversitario - sede de una universidad - selectividad - universiada - universidad a distancia - universidad abierta - universidad de la vida - universitario

Collocations: [a public, a private, a state, a medical, a religious, an online, a prestigious, an expensive] university, university [fees, exams, students], the [best, worst, newest, oldest] university (in), more...

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