varsity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. University.

   Usage

   • attributive
   • Countable
   • often
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   […] and then to lyrically proclaim that, not only was it a way they had in the Varsity to drive dull care away, but that the same practice was also pursued in the army and navy for the attainment of a similar end.

2. The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   There were sixteen of them in all, for the most part upper classmen who had failed to make the varsity the year before, with a sprinkling of sophomores and two freshmen.

   A small Pennsylvania university has only one varsity program: e-sports. Is this the future of college athletics?

Noun

1. a British abbreviation of ‘university’; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

   Broader terms

   university

2. a team representing a college or university

   Synonyms

   first team

   Broader terms

   teamsquad