universidad

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish universidat, borrowed from Medieval Latin universitātem. By surface analysis, universo +‎ -idad. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unibeɾsiˈdad/ [u.ni.β̞eɾ.siˈð̞að̞] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: u‧ni‧ver‧si‧dad === Noun === universidad f (plural universidades) university, (US) college Synonyms: uni, u, facu ir a la universidad ― (US) go to college ==== Usage notes ==== In Spain, like in the US, master's degrees (máster) and PhDs (doctorado) are done at a college, but there is no such thing as "grad school", one would just say one is doing a master's or PhD at a university. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: unibersidad → Ido: universitato → Tagalog: unibersidad === Further reading === “universidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025