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Dictionary: var·si·ty   (vär'sĭ-tē) pronunciation

n., pl., -ties.
  1. The principal team representing a university, college, or school in sports, games, or other competitions.
  2. Chiefly British. A university.

[Shortening and alteration of UNIVERSITY.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a British abbreviation; usually Oxford and Cambridge Universities

Meaning #2: a team representing a college or university
  Synonym: first team


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Varsity, a term originally derived from university, may refer to:

In geography:

In sports:

  • Varsity team, the principal athletic teams representing a university, high, or middle school
  • Varsity match, a sports fixture played between traditional rival Universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge.
  • Varsity Blues, various varsity teams of the University of Toronto

As the name of student newspapers:

As a restaurant name:

  • The Varsity, a drive-in restaurant and tourist attraction in Atlanta, Georgia
  • The Varsity (bar), a chain of bars across the United Kingdom with 40 outlets.

In military history:

In music:

  • Varsity Fanclub, a pop group from Los Angeles
  • Varsity, the alma mater of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Varsity may also refer to:



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Varsity

Dansk (Danish)
n. - førstehold; universitetsmæssig

Nederlands (Dutch)
universiteit, sportteam van universiteit, vaste speler

Français (French)
n. - (GB) université (arch), (US, Sport) première équipe

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Uni

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) πανεπιστήμιο

Italiano (Italian)
universitý

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - university
n. - universidade (f) (GB.), melhor equipe (f) de universidade

Русский (Russian)
университет, студенческая спортивная команда

Español (Spanish)
n. - universidad, equipo universitario

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - universitet
n. - universitet (fam.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大学运动代表队, 大学

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大學運動代表隊, 大學

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대학, 대학 대표팀

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 代表チーム

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رمز لجامعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נבחרת (ספורט) של אוניברסיטה (צ. אמריקה), אוניברסיטה‬


 
 

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JV (abbreviation)
jayvee
junior varsity

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