Varsity
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Varsity, a term originally derived from university
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University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, may refer to:
In geography:
- Varsity, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Varsity Lakes, QueenslandVarsity Lakes, QueenslandVarsity Lakes is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland. This suburb was originally known as Stephens, however in 2002 Stephens, Andrews and a section of Robina was amalgamated to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes. The 2001 Australian Census reported a population of 6,516 for the area.-Origin of...
, a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - Varsity View, SaskatoonVarsity View, SaskatoonVarsity View is a mostly residential neighbourhood located near the center of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is immediately south of the University of Saskatchewan campus. It is an older suburban subdivision, comprising a mixture of low-density, single detached dwellings, detached duplexes and...
, a neighbourhood in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
In sports:
- Varsity teamVarsity teamIn the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
, the principal athletic teams representing a college or university, high school, or middle school. - Varsity matchVarsity matchA varsity match is a sporting fixture between two university rivals; in its original and most common form, it is used to describe meetings between Oxford University and Cambridge University.-Popular British and Irish Varsity matches:*University of Oxford v...
, a sports fixture played between traditional rival universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge - Varsity (rowing regatta)Varsity (rowing regatta)The Varsity is a rowing regatta on the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in Houten, Netherlands. The Varsity is the oldest and most prestigious student rowing regatta in the Netherlands....
, the biggest student rowing regatta in the Netherlands. - Varsity BluesVarsity BluesThe Varsity Blues is the name for the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 26 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Varsity Blues traces its founding to 1877, with the formation...
, various varsity teams of the University of Toronto- Varsity ArenaVarsity ArenaVarsity Arena is an arena in Toronto, Ontario. It is located at 299 Bloor Street West and is primarily home to the ice hockey teams of the University of Toronto, the Varsity Blues, though it also hosted the Toronto Toros of the WHA from 1973–74 and the Toronto Planets of the RHI in 1993...
, the Varsity Blues' hockey arena - Varsity StadiumVarsity StadiumVarsity Stadium is a collegiate football stadium that is home to the Varsity Blues, the athletic teams of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While the present structure was built in 2007, it is in fact the third major incarnation of the stadium that has occupied the same site...
, the Varsity Blues' football stadium
- Varsity Arena
- Varsity letterVarsity letterA varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
, an award earned in the U.S., which signifies the winner was a qualified varsity-team member, after a certain standard was met. - Varsity Stick, famous stick for playing floorball, made by Salming.
As the name of student newspapers:
- Varsity (Cambridge)Varsity (Cambridge)Varsity is the oldest of Cambridge University's main student newspapers. It has been published continuously since 1947, and is one of only three fully independent student newspapers in the UK. It appears every Friday around Cambridge...
, one of Cambridge University's three student newspapers. - Varsity (Cape Town)Varsity (Cape Town)Varsity is the official student newspaper of the University of Cape Town . In 1942, the first edition of Varsity went to print. The paper was founded as a result of the burgeoning cultural tensions on campus between Afrikaans and English students...
, the student newspaper of the University of Cape Town - The Varsity (newspaper)The Varsity (newspaper)The Varsity is one of the main student newspapers of the University of Toronto. In publication since 1880, it is the second-oldest student newspaper in Canada....
, a student newspaper at the University of Toronto - Varsity (CUHK), a magazine produced by students in the School of Journalism and Communication at the CUHKChinese University of Hong KongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
As a restaurant name:
- The VarsityThe VarsityThe Varsity is a restaurant chain, iconic in the modern culture of Atlanta, Georgia. The main branch of the chain is the largest drive-in fast food restaurant in the world...
, a drive-in restaurant and tourist attraction in Atlanta, Georgia - The Varsity (bar), a chain of bars across the United Kingdom with 40 outlets.
In military history:
- Operation VarsityOperation VarsityOperation Varsity was a successful joint American–British airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II...
, an airborne operation in World War II. - Vickers VarsityVickers Varsity-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing, 21st edition, 2008. ISBN 9-780859-791342....
, a post World War II military trainer aircraft based on the Vickers Viking
In music:
- Varsity FanclubVarsity FanclubVarsity Fanclub is a boy band from Los Angeles, California. Varsity Fanclub currently consists of David Lei Brandt, Drew Ryan Scott, Jayk Purdy, and T.C. Carter....
, a pop group from Los Angeles - VarsityVarsity (toast)"Varsity" is the alma mater of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The final lines of the song are accompanied by the singers waving their right arms.-History:...
, the alma mater of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Varsity may also refer to:
- Varsity LineVarsity LineThe Varsity Line is an informal name for the railway route that formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated successively by the London and North Western Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and British Railways...
, the railway line that formerly connected Oxford and Cambridge. - Varsity Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)Varsity Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)Varsity Scouting is part of the Boy Scouting program of the BSA. It is an alternative available to boys ages fourteen to eighteen that takes the basic Boy Scouting program and adds high adventure, sporting, and other elements that are more appealing to older youth to accomplish the aims of...
, a program of the Boy Scouts of America for older boys. - Varsity SpiritVarsity SpiritVarsity Spirit Corp. is an organization that sells cheerleading and dance apparel, trains cheerleaders and dancers at educational camps and hosts competitions...
, an American corporation selling cheerleading clothing and accessories. - Varsity TVVarsity TVVarsity TV was owned by Varsity Media Group, Inc., a media company that provides entertainment focused on the teen demographic. Varsity TV is a network that showcases programming produced by teens themselves, alongside professionally produced teen programming....
, the former teen-oriented television network.