Standard Lemma guide

uni

name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjuːnaɪ/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.ni/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːni
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈuː.niː/
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A detached object with one known moon, Tinia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Astronomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Etruscan goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

name

Meaning 3

The station code of University in Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Clipping of university.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

Examples

  • I'm going to uni after I leave school.
  • Turn left when you reach the uni.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Sea urchin eaten as sushi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Clipping of unicycling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Clipping of unicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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8

verb

Meaning 8

Clipping of unicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named after the Etruscan goddess of love and fertility, Uni, which begins with the same letter as the provisional designation 2002 UX25.

Clipping of university.

Borrowed from Japanese 雲丹.

Clipping of unicycling or unicycle.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ভার্সিটি (bharśiṭi) — university
  • Chinese Cantonese: U (ju1) — university
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大學 /大学 (dàxué) — university
  • Finnish: lipasto — university
  • French: fac — university
  • Georgian: უნი (uni) — university
  • German: Uni — university
  • Italian: uni — university
  • Polish: uniwerek — university
  • Portuguese: facul — university
  • Russian: униве́р (univér) — university
  • Russian: у́ник (únik) — university
  • Russian: у́ни (úni) — university
  • Slovene: faks — university
  • Spanish: uni — university