Varsity
['vɑːsɪtɪ] or ['vɑrsəti]
Definition
(noun.) a team representing a college or university.
(noun.) a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University.
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Definition
n. (coll.) university.
Checker: Sinclair
Examples
- Mr. Philander dropped the professor's arm, and broke into a mad orgy of speed that would have done credit to any varsity track team. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Why, I was first reserve for England against Wales, and I've skippered the 'Varsity all this year. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- As I have said, I am the skipper of the Rugger team of Cambridge 'Varsity, and Godfrey Staunton is my best man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- To-morrow is the 'Varsity football match. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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