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la universidad
university
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How do you say universidad in Spanish?
How do you pronounce universidad in Spanish?
universidad is pronounced /la uniβeɾsiˈðað/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La universidad nueva está ubicada en el centro de la ciudad.
The new university is located in the downtown area.
Mi hermana asiste a una universidad prestigiosa donde estudia ingeniería.
My sister attends a prestigious university where she studies engineering.
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Why is it feminine?
Universidad is feminine because it derives from the Latin "universitas," which was a feminine noun referring to a guild or corporation, and Spanish retained the feminine gender of its Latin source. The word's feminine form became standard in Spanish and other Romance languages as these institutions developed throughout the medieval period.
What is the Spanish word for university?
The Spanish word for university is la universidad — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | université | l' | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | università | l' | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | universidade | a | feminine |
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