college
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From Old French college, from Latin collegium.
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college (plural colleges)
- An institution of further education at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19); sixth form.
- An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
- (UK, in the names of private schools) A secondary school.
- Eton College
- A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
- Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College, London
- (Australian) A residential hall associated with a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching.
- (loosely) Any institution of higher education.
- (US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates and/or graduates. Nearly synonymous with university, with less emphasis on research and may, or may not, have graduate or doctoral programs.
- (US) A specialized division of a university.
- College of Engineering
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institution of [further education] at an intermediate level
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institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
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(Used mainly in the formal names of private schools) A secondary school
non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc
residential hall of a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching
institution of higher education
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institution of higher education teaching undergraduates and/or graduates
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specialized division of a university
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college c. (plural colleges, diminutive collegetje)