Definitions for varsityˈvɑr sɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

var•si•tyˈvɑr sɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.

  1. (n.)a first-string team, esp. in sports, representing a school, college, or university.

    Category: Sport

  2. Chiefly Brit.

    Ref: university.

Origin of varsity:

1840–50; cf. versity university

Princeton's WordNet

  1. varsity(noun)

    a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

  2. varsity, first team(noun)

    a team representing a college or university

Wiktionary

  1. varsity(Noun)

    university

  2. Origin: Alteration of university


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