The difference between University and Varsity
When used as nouns, university means institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered, whereas varsity means university.
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University as a noun:
Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.
Examples:
"The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it."
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Varsity as a noun (often, attributive):
university