multiversity

[ muhl-ti-vur-si-tee ]

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈvɜr sɪ ti /

noun, plural mul·ti·ver·si·ties.

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

Nearby words

multivalent vaccine, multivalued, multivalve, multivariate, multiverse, multiversity, multivibrator, multivitamin, multivocal, multivoltine, multivolume

Origin of multiversity

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

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British Dictionary definitions for multiversity

multiversity

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a university with many constituent and affiliated institutions

Word Origin for multiversity

C20: multi- + university

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