college

See also collège

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• (US) IPA: /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlɪdʒ

Etymology

From Old French college, from Latin collegium.

Noun

college (plural colleges)

1. An institution of further education at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19); sixth form.
2. An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
3. (UK, in the names of private schools) A secondary school.

   Eton College

4. 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

5. (Australian) A residential hall associated with a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching.
6. (loosely) Any institution of higher education.
7. (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.
8. (US) A specialized division of a university.

   College of Engineering

Derived terms

Terms derived from college

community college electoral college

junior college old college try

Related terms

• collegiate

Translations

institution of [further education] at an intermediate level

Arabic: كلية (kullíyya) f., كلية (ar) (kullíyya) f. Bengali: মহাবিদ্যালয় (bn) Chinese: Mandarin: 學院 (zh), 学院 (zh) (xuéyuàn) Finnish: lukio (fi) German: Berufsfachschule f., Berufskolleg n. Greek: κολέγιο (el) n. (kolégio) Hindi: कॉलेज (hi) (kolej) m., कालेज (hi) (kālej) m. Japanese: 学園 (ja) (がくえん, gakuen)

Lithuanian: koledžas m. Macedonian: училиште (mk) (učílište) n., академија (mk) (akadémija) f. Persian: آموزشگاه (fa) (amuzeshgah) Romanian: colegiu (ro) n., școală secundară (ro) f. Russian: техникум (ru) (téxnikum) m., училище (ru) (učílišče) n., колледж (ru) (kólledž) m. Serbo-Croatian: koledž (sh), veleučilište (sh), viša škola (sh) Slovak: vysoká škola (sk) Welsh: coleg (cy) m.

institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level

Chinese: Mandarin: 大學 (zh), 大学 (zh) (dàxué) Finnish: opisto (fi), oppilaitos (fi) German: Berufskolleg (de) n., Fachschule (de) f. Japanese: 大学 (ja) (だいがく, daigaku)

Lithuanian: koledžas m. Persian: آموزشگاه (amuzeshgah) Romanian: colegiu (ro) n. Russian: ПТУ (ru) (pe-te-ú) n., колледж (ru) (kólledž) m. Welsh: coleg (cy) m.

(Used mainly in the formal names of private schools) A secondary school

Chinese: trad. 私立高中, simpl. 私立高中 (sīlì gāozhōng) Greek: σχολή (el) f. (scholí) Lithuanian: koledžas m. Macedonian: училиште (mk) (učílište) n. Persian: آموزشگاه (amuzeshgah)

Russian: техникум (téxnikum) m., училище (učílišče) n. Serbo-Croatian: učilište (sh) n. Turkish: kolej (tr) Welsh: coleg (cy) m.

non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc

Arabic: معهد (ar) (má3had) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 學院 (zh), 学院 (zh) (xuéyuàn) Finnish: yliopiston osa Greek: σχολή (el) f. (scholí) Hebrew: מכללה (he) (mikhlalá) f. Japanese: 学寮 (ja) (がくりょう, gakuryō)

Lithuanian: koledžas m. Macedonian: институт (mk) (institút) m. Persian: دانشكده (daneshkadeh) Romanian: facultate (ro) f., institut (ro) n. Russian: институт (ru) (institút) m. Serbo-Croatian: institut (sh) m. Welsh: coleg (cy) m.

residential hall of a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching

Chinese: Mandarin: 校舍 (zh) (xiàoshè) Finnish: yliopisto (fi), korkeakoulu (fi)

Japanese: 寮 (ja) (りょう, ryō) Persian: دانشكده (daneshkadeh) Russian: общежитие (ru) (obščežítije) n.

institution of higher education

Arabic: معهد (ar) (má3had) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 大學 (zh), 大学 (zh) (dàxué) German: Fachhochschule (de) f. Greek: κολέγιο (el) n. (kolégio) Hebrew: מכללה (he) (mikhlalá) f. Japanese: 大学 (ja) (だいがく, daigaku)

Lithuanian: koledžas m. Macedonian: виша школа (mk) (víša škóla) f. Persian: دانشكده (daneshkadeh) Portuguese: IES f., instituição de ensino superior f. Russian: вуз (ru) (vuz) m., институт (ru) (institút) m., высшая школа (ru) (výsšaja škóla) f. Serbo-Croatian: visoka škola (hr) f.

institution of higher education teaching undergraduates and/or graduates

Chinese: Mandarin: 大學 (zh), 大学 (zh) (dàxué) Finnish: yliopiston osa Hebrew: מכללה (he) (mikhlalá) f. Japanese: 大学 (ja) (だいがく, daigaku), 単科大学 (ja) (たんかだいがく, tanka daigaku) Lithuanian: koledžas m.

Macedonian: виша школа (mk) (víša škóla) f. Persian: دانشكده (daneshkadeh) Romanian: facultate f. Russian: вуз (ru) (vuz) m., институт (ru) (institút) m., высшая школа (ru) (výsšaja škóla) f. Serbo-Croatian: viša škola (sh) f.

specialized division of a university

Chinese: Mandarin: 專科學校 (zh), 专科学校 (zh) (zhuānkě xuéxiào) Dutch: faculteit (nl) f. Japanese: 学部 (ja) (がくぶ, gakubu) Macedonian: факултет (mk) (fakulitét) m. Portuguese: faculdade (pt) f.

Russian: факультет (ru) (fakul’tét) m., отделение (ru) (otdelénije) n. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: факу̀лте̄т (sh) m. Roman: fakùltēt (sh) m. Spanish: facultad (es) f.

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Interlingua: collegio Lithuanian: kolegija f., koledžas m. Slovak: vysoká škola f.

See also

• university

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Noun

college c. (plural colleges, diminutive collegetje)

1. lecture, class