junior varsity

noun

In sports, a team composed of players who play behind the varsity unit.

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Meanings

nounjunior varsity (plural junior varsities)

plural junior varsities

  1. In sports, a team composed of players who play behind the varsity unit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

junior varsity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20varsity

MLA

“junior varsity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20varsity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junior varsity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20varsity.

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