Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun university

3 senses of university

Sense 1
university -- (the body of faculty and students at a university)
       => body -- (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body")

Sense 2
university -- (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)
       => establishment -- (a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)

Sense 3
university -- (a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees)
       => educational institution -- (an institution dedicated to education)