How many syllables in university?

There are 5 syllables in the word university.

How to pronounce university:

university (noun):: the body of faculty and students at a university.; an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees; one made up of an undergraduate division which confers bachelor's degrees and a graduate division which comprises a graduate school and professional schools each of which may confer master's degrees and doctorates

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