Varsity

/ˈvɑrsəti/ noun

Definition

the main team representing a school or college in sports; university (British informal)

Etymology

shortened form of 'university', first used at Cambridge and Oxford in the 1840s

Kelly Says

American high schools adopted 'varsity' from British universities, but now it's more associated with American school sports than British academia. Cultural migration!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዋነኛ ቡድን
ARالعربية
الفريق الأساسي
BNবাংলা
প্রধান দল
CSČeština
hlavní tým
DADansk
førsteholdet
DEDeutsch
Universitätsmannschaft
ELΕλληνικά
βασική ομάδα
ESEspañol
equipo principal
FAفارسی
تیم اصلی
FISuomi
pääjoukkue
FRFrançais
équipe principale
GUGU
મુખ્ય ટીમ
HAHA
babbar ƙungiya
HEעברית
קבוצת הנבחרת
HIहिन्दी
मुख्य दल
HUMagyar
első csapat
IDBahasa Indonesia
tim utama
IGIG
ndị na-eme ihe
ITItaliano
squadra principale
JA日本語
レギュラー
KKKK
негіз құрамы
KMKM
ក្រុមមេ
KO한국어
주전팀
MRMR
मुख्य संघ
MSBahasa Melayu
pasukan utama
MYမြန်မာ
အဓိကအဖွဲ့
NLNederlands
eerstepagina
NONorsk
førstelaget
PAPA
ਮੁੱਖ ਟੀਮ
PLPolski
drużyna główna
PTPortuguês
time principal
RORomână
echipa principală
RUРусский
основной состав
SVSvenska
förstalaget
SWKiswahili
timu kuu
TAதமிழ்
முதன்மை அணி
TEతెలుగు
ప్రధాన జట్టు
THไทย
ทีมหลัก
TLTL
pangunahing koponan
TRTürkçe
ana kadro
UKУкраїнська
основний склад
URاردو
مرکزی ٹیم
VITiếng Việt
đội chính
YOYO
ẹgbẹ odo
ZH中文
代表队
ZUZU
iqembu eliyinhloko

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