université
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See also: üniversite
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French universitei, itself borrowed from Medieval Latin universitātem.
Pronunciation
Noun
université f (plural universités)
- university (institution of higher education)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Turkish: üniversite
- → Persian: اونیورسیته (universite)
- Haitian Creole: inivèsite
Further reading
- “université”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Middle French
Noun
université f (plural universitez)
- university (institution of higher education)
- entirety; universality
Descendants
- French: université
Old French
Noun
université oblique singular, f (oblique plural universitez, nominative singular université, nominative plural universitez)
- university (institution of higher education)
Descendants
- → Middle English: universite