major university

collocation in English

meaningsofmajoranduniversity

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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university
noun[C]
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
a place where people study for an undergraduate (= first) or postgraduate (= higher ...
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(Definition ofmajoranduniversityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Several such programmes are in place in othermajoruniversitysettings.
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One interviewee was a junior researcher, a postdoctoral fellow in amajoruniversityat the time of the interview.
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We referred the papers to one of the most eminent orthopaedic surgeons in the country, director of the department of orthopaedic surgery of amajoruniversity.
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I heard the other day that in one of ourmajoruniversityengineering departments there are seven vacancies.
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I can think of three of or fourmajoruniversityexchange programmes that are acting in that way.
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For example, it is of immense benefit to a region if it has at least onemajoruniversity.
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It has 12 medical schools, three of which are wholly postgraduate, and about 30majoruniversityhospitals are involved in its work as well as many smaller ones.
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There is also good progress in developing ever closer links between the independent postgraduate institutes and their neighbouringmajoruniversitycolleges.
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Professors and researchers in ourmajoruniversitylaboratories speak of a miserable collapse of morale throughout the sector.
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They are also included in the special collections ofmajoruniversitylibraries.
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At that time, its membership included 42majoruniversityand research libraries.
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What happens, for instance, behind the scenes in amajoruniversity?
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She struggled with gender issues and felt that amajoruniversitysetting was not for her.
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At 36, he was the youngest chief administrator of amajoruniversityin the country.
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The band reflects all the color and fanfare ofmajoruniversitysports pageantry.
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There is amajoruniversityroad that connects the town to the university.
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He has given lectures around the country in everymajoruniversity.
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The majority of active members are junior faculty members at amajoruniversity.
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These competitions remainedmajoruniversityevents into the early 20th century.
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Mobile robots are the focus of a great deal of current research and almost everymajoruniversityhas one or more labs that focus on mobile robot research.
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