How do you pronounce varsity?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/.

Where does varsity come from?

First known use: First attested in the mid-17th century.

varsity

/ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: var-si-ty
IPA: /ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/

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Meaning

noun

University.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] and then to lyrically proclaim that, not only was it a way they had in the Varsity to drive dull care away, but that the same practice was also pursued in the army and navy for the attainment of a similar end."
"There were sixteen of them in all, for the most part upper classmen who had failed to make the varsity the year before, with a sprinkling of sophomores and two freshmen."
"A small Pennsylvania university has only one varsity program: e-sports. Is this the future of college athletics?"

Etymology

First attested in the mid-17th century. Clipping of univarsity, reflecting an archaic pronunciation of university.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the mid-17th century

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/
British English: /ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

varsities (plural)

Derived Forms

intervarsity nonvarsity

Phrases

junior varsity varsity jacket varsity letter

Synonyms

first team

Rhymes With

intervarsity parcity