No. 383 in Portuguese
universidade
"Universidade" in Portuguese means "university" in English, an institution of higher education and research.
In a sentence
Eu estudo na universidade todas as manhãs.
I study at the university every morning.
In this sentence, 'universidade' refers to an educational institution where higher education is pursued.
A universidade está oferecendo novos cursos este ano.
The university is offering new courses this year.
Here, 'universidade' is used to denote the institution as an entity that provides academic courses.
Após terminar a universidade, pretendo viajar pelo mundo.
After finishing university, I intend to travel around the world.
In this context, 'universidade' represents the period or experience of attending higher education.
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