Uni
/ˈjuː.ni/noun
An informal term, especially in British and Australian English, for a university.
Did you know?Medieval universities were not originally buildings but legally recognized communities or corporations of teachers and students, reflecting the Latin idea of a unified whole.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*óynos
“One; a single individual or thing”
Ancient Latin
Latin
ūnus
“One; single; unified”
Late Latin
Latin
ūniversitās
“The whole, totality, or a corporate body”
12th–13th Century
Old French
université
“A corporation or community of scholars; later, an institution of higher learning”
14th Century
English
universite
“A university or organized community of scholars”
20th Century
English
uni
“Informal clipping of university, especially common in British, Australian, and New Zealand English”