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UNIVERSITIES Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word universities. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word universities. (close relations)
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academies
nounn
noun

• a secondary school (usually private)

• an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

• a school for special training

• a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

campuses
nounn
noun

• a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

colleges
nounn
noun

• the body of faculty and students of a college

• an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

• a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

institutes
nounn
noun

• an association organized to promote art or science or education

verb

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• advance or set forth in court

institutions
nounn
noun

• an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

• an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

• a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

polytechnics
nounn
noun

• a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences

schools
nounn
noun

• an educational institution

• a building where young people receive education

• the process of being formally educated at a school

• a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers

• the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session

• an educational institution's faculty and students

• a large group of fish

verb

• educate in or as if in a school

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• swim in or form a large group of fish

higher education
nounn
noun

• education provided by a college or university

academy
nounn
noun

• a secondary school (usually private)

• an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature

• a school for special training

• a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge

college
nounn
noun

• the body of faculty and students of a college

• an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

• a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

institute
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an association organized to promote art or science or education

verb

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• advance or set forth in court

varsity
nounn
noun

• a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

• a team representing a college or university

uni
nounn
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Best Hypernyms For UNIVERSITIES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for universities, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
body establishment colleges establishments institutions organizations schools
Phrases (1)
educational institution
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