Varsity

The word "varsity" is descended from the word "university" (which in the 19th century was commonly shortened to "versity"). The term has many contemporary applications:

Related Topics:
University - 19th century

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• Varsity match, a sports fixture played between traditional rival Universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge.
• Varsity team, the principal athletic teams representing a university or school
• Varsity (Cambridge), one of Cambridge University's two main student newspapers.
• Varsity (Cape Town), the student newspaper of the University of Cape Town
• The Varsity, a famous drive-in restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia that has been in operation since 1928 and is now a major tourist attraction.
• Varsity Line, the railway line that formerly connected Oxford and Cambridge.