varsity Definition
var·sity (vär′sə tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- the main team that represents a university, college, or school in some competition, esp. an athletic one
- Brit., Informal university
Etymology: contr. & altered < university
adjective
designating or of the varsity () team or competition
varsity Usage Examples
Converse of object
- tell: He told Varsity that the College had made its decision.
- inter: The Student Sports Union organizes 40 sports clubs who compete regularly in inter varsity and local league competition.
- suggest: This previous match suggested that Varsity would be open to either side despite a reduced Cambridge squad due to injury.
- make: Thanks, everyone, for making Varsity much more than a newspaper.
Adjective modifier
annual: In addition an annual varsity moot takes place against the University of Sheffield.
Modifies a noun
- match: The 2006 Varsity match at Lord's was a splendid occasion.
- rival: The Women's Rugby union team despite a slow start produced some stalwart defending to deny varsity rivals any points at all.
- victory: Next season, nobody in the starting line-up will know the sweet taste of Varsity victory.
- competition: OUDC and CDC shall alternate hosting the Varsity Competition each year.
- team: She is a sophomore who made the Varsity team at her school.
- football: Coach Emery, head of junior varsity football, had a stack of orange parking tickets on his.
Noun used with modifier
- newspaper: CASI member Eliza Hilton's article on the conference appeared in Cambridge student newspaper Varsity on 18 November.
- year: Please click on 33rd Varsity Match for info on this years varsity match.
- team: With only 4 rugby teams playing all the attention was focussed on the 2nd team varsity clash.
- operation: Operation Varsity Which involved the largest amphetamine factory ever discovered in the UK.
- tennis: In early July while most people were enjoying their summer vacation the tennis varsity match was held at Queens Club in London.
- university: This is your chance to get covered in green and white face paints and clothes and support your university Varsity teams.
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