a university with many constituent and affiliated institutions
Word origin
C20: multi- + university
multiversity in American English
(ˌmʌltəˈvɜrsəti)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˌmultiˈversities
the modern large and complex university with its many colleges, schools, extensions, etc., characteristically regarded as being impersonal, bureaucratic, etc.
Word origin
multi- + university: coined in 1957 by Arthur Bestor (1908-94), U.S. historian