how to pronounce universitaire

/y.ni.vɛʁ.si.tɛʁ/

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universitaire is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of universitaire in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… année où la radio universitaire a été …”

meanings of universitaire

noun:

University student or employee.
University graduate.

adjective:

University (attributive form).

universitaire frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word universitaire occurs in french on average 21.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.