state university
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of state university
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I’ve been a professor at a state university for almost 30 years, and I am sympathetic up to a point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Johns Hopkins offered $16,000 more, making the cost less than that of a state university in New York, where the family lives.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
In Northridge, student housing is prioritized near the state university.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
George Mason, with more than 40,000 students, is the most racially diverse public research university in the state, university officials say.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
At the state university he took his studies so seriously that he was suspected by the homosexuals of being a Communist and suspected by the Communists of being a homosexual.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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