noun · B1

Uni

YOON-ee/ˈjuːni/

Uni is informal UK for university (go to uni, at uni, start uni). College in the UK is often a sixth-form or further-education college, not university — a US mix-up. University is the full word for forms and essays. Uncountable as the institution in this informal use: at uni, not at a uni unless you mean a particular one.

Meaning

University (UK informal).

Examples

“My sister starts uni in Manchester in September.”
“She is home from uni for the Easter holidays.”
“He applied to three unis through UCAS.”

Good to know

uni (UK informal) = university. Mix-up: US college ≠ UK college. at uni / go to uni.

Near in meaning

university

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