varsity
noun
var·si·ty
ˈvär-sə-tē 
-stē
plural varsities
1
a
: the principal squad representing a university, college, school, or club especially in a sport
b
2
British
: university
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Taft football coach Troy Starr is standing by the goal posts for a junior varsity game and pointing out a freshman receiver named Steve Smith, who’s too young to play on varsity.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The starting pitcher was freshman Christian Koch, making his second varsity start.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The 2023 team even hit 307 home runs, tying the major-league mark owned by the Minnesota Twins, and returned most of those same hitters to the varsity a year later.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varsity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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varsity
noun
var·si·ty
ˈvär-sət-ē
-stē
plural varsities
: the main team representing a college, school, or club in contests
Etymology
an altered form of versity, itself an old, shortened form of university
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