varsity

[ vahr-si-tee ]
/ ˈvɑr sɪ ti /

noun, plural var·si·ties.

any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
Chiefly British Informal. university.

adjective

of or relating to a university or school team, activity, or competition: a varsity debater.

Origin of varsity

1840–50; compare versity university, in 17th century; pronunciation probably preserves historical outcome of Middle English ĕr, as in varmint

OTHER WORDS FROM varsity

in·ter·var·si·ty, adjective

Words nearby varsity

varnish tree, varnishing day, varoom, varro, varroa, varsity, varsovian, varuna, varus, varve, vary

British Dictionary definitions for intervarsity (1 of 2)

intervarsity
/ (ˌɪntəˈvɑːsɪtɪ) /

adjective

conducted, involving, or existing between two or more universities

British Dictionary definitions for intervarsity (2 of 2)

varsity
/ (ˈvɑːsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

British, NZ and Southern African informal university, formerly used esp at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge