multiversity

American

[muhl-ti-vur-si-tee] / ˌmʌl tɪˈvɜr sɪ ti /

noun

plural

multiversities

a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.

multiversity British

/ ˌmʌltɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ /

noun

a university with many constituent and affiliated institutions

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Etymology

Origin of multiversity

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + (uni)versity

Example Sentences

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The Amber world is a multiversity of infinite possibility, where individual shadow worlds contain everything from unicorns to Sherman tanks.

From The Verge

I was groomed for a position in the multiversity’s leadership class.

From Literature

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