Related Searches
Nearby Words
University of Phoenix® www.phoenix.edu/University A University Designed for the Real World. Online and Campus Programs.
Los Angeles University www.westwood.edu/LosAngelesCA Go to a Career-Focused CA College. 20 Programs, New Term Starts Soon!
Los Angeles Universities colleges.campuscorner.com/ It Only Takes a Minute! Find Great Universities near Los Angeles
Ads
| Main Entry: |
university
 [yoo-nuh-vur-si-tee] 
|
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | institution of higher education |
| Synonyms: | academy, college, educational institution |
| Notes: | The word college comes from Latin collegium, 'association, partnership,' from collega, 'partner in office.' The word university is from Latin universitas, 'the whole,' from universus, 'combined into one.' The difference between a college and a university is that a college offers degrees in one or a few specific areas, while a university is a collection of colleges. |
UMHS-A Premier Med School www.umhs-sk.org/ US Cinical Program / Fin Aid Avail 100% Residency Placement in 2011
Find a University in CA college.us.com/ Earn Your University Degree in CA! Many Local Schools To Choose From.
Ads
| Main Entry: | academic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | relating to schooling, learning |
| Synonyms: | book-learned, bookish, college, collegiate, erudite, intellectual, learned, pedantic, scholarly, scholastic, studious, university |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, untaught |
| Main Entry: | alma mater |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school from which one has graduated |
| Synonyms: | academy, college, institution, old school, place of graduation, place of matriculation, university |
Example Sentences
- The university acquiesced and opened the first co-educational, graduate level medical school.
- But the big question concerns the effect on university finances.
- Publish or perish has long been the burden of every aspiring university professor.
| Main Entry: | college |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | institution of higher education |
| Synonyms: | alma mater, association, brainery, halls of ivy, halls of knowledge, institute, lyceum, organization, seminary, university |
| Notes: | The word college comes from Latin collegium, 'association, partnership,' from collega, 'partner in office.' The word university is from Latin universitas, 'the whole,' from universus, 'combined into one.' The difference between a college and a university is that a college offers degrees in one or a few specific areas, while a university is a collection of colleges. |
| Main Entry: | faculty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | teachers in educational institution |
| Synonyms: | academics, advisers, body, clinic, college, corps, department, employees, institute, instructors, lecturers, literati, mentors, organization, pedagogues, personnel, professorate, professors, profs, researchers, scholars, society, staff, tutors, university, workers |
| Antonyms: | students |
| Main Entry: | institute/institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization, usually educational |
| Synonyms: | academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, think tank, university |
| Main Entry: | school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place, system for educating |
| Synonyms: | academy, alma mater, blackboard, college, department, discipline, establishment, faculty, hall, halls of ivy, institute, institution, jail*, schoolhouse, seminary, university |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | higher education |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | college and thereon |
| Synonyms: | college, graduate school, institute, tertiary school, university |
| Main Entry: | institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization |
| Synonyms: | academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, institute, institution, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, university |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
