uni

Noun

Meaning

uni (plural unis)

(colloquial, chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) University.
I'm going to uni after I leave school.
Turn left when you reach the uni.

uni (uncountable)

Sea urchin eaten as sushi.

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I could've been a lawyer by now, I could've gone to uni. But I've taken the quickest and easiest route to making as much money as I can, and having as much fun as I can, and I don't regret that. Jodie Marsh

A mouse does not rely on just one hole. Mus uni non fidit antro. Plautus

I was very, very into techno for a long time. That was my bag at uni. I went clubbing a lot and all sorts of nonsense ensued. Havok on a Friday was my favourite night because I just loved dancing. Benedict Cumberbatch

Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today. Tony Abbott

In 1998 I invested in the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde Uni and subsequently put more capital into enterprise education to try and help change the culture. Tom Hunter

In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents. Denise Mina

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