college
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French college, from Latin collegium.
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Noun [edit]
college (plural colleges)
- (UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19); sixth form.
- (UK) 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
- (chiefly UK) 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
- (Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching.
- (US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
- (US, New Zealand) A specialized division of a university.
- College of Engineering
- (New Zealand) A high school or secondary school.
- (loosely) Any institution of higher education.
- Attendance at an institution of higher education.
- He's in college.
- These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from college
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Translations [edit]
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)
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin collegium.
Noun [edit]
college m (oblique plural colleges, nominative singular colleges, nominative plural college)
- institution; organization (establishment of people with similar aims/goals)
- college des Cardinaux