No. 2,465 in French

universitaire

Relating to university or academic life.

In a sentence

L'universitaire a présenté une conférence fascinante sur les technologies avancées.
The academic presented a fascinating lecture on advanced technologies.
In this sentence, 'universitaire' is used as a noun to refer to an academic individual working in the university setting.
Le campus universitaire est immense et bordé d'arbres.
The university campus is vast and surrounded by trees.
Here, 'universitaire' functions as an adjective, describing the campus as related to a university.
Elle suit un programme universitaire reconnu au niveau international.
She is enrolled in a university program recognized internationally.
In this context, 'universitaire' is an adjective modifying 'programme,' indicating that the program pertains to university-level education.

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