varsity

//ˈvɑːr.sɪ.ti//
B2Frequency Level 11Colloquial
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Noun

varsitySingular
varsitiesPlural
1

The principal team representing a university, college, or high school in a sport or other competition.

She made the varsity basketball team in her sophomore year.

2

(British) A university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.

He studied law at varsity and graduated with honors.

Adjective

varsityCanonical form
1

Relating to or denoting the principal team representing a school or college in a sport or competition.

She made the varsity basketball team in her sophomore year.

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