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college
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col·lege  (klj)
n.
1.
a. An institution of higher learning that grants the bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science or both.
b. An undergraduate division or school of a university offering courses and granting degrees in a particular field.
c. A school, sometimes but not always a university, offering special instruction in professional or technical subjects.
d. The students, faculty, and administration of such a school or institution.
e. The building or buildings occupied by such a school or institution.
f. Chiefly British A self-governing society of scholars for study or instruction, incorporated within a university.
g. An institution in France for secondary education that is not supported by the state.
2.
a. A body of persons having a common purpose or shared duties: a college of surgeons.
b. An electoral college.
3. A body of clerics living together on an endowment.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin collgium, association; see collegium.]

college
Noun
1. an institution of higher or further education that is not a university
2. a self-governing section of certain universities
3. Brit & NZ a name given to some secondary schools
4. an organized body of people with specific rights and duties: the president is elected by an electoral college
5. a body organized within a particular profession, concerned with regulating standards
6. the staff and students of a college [Latin collega colleague]

College a body of colleagues or students; a collective body of a profession or religious order; a society of students or scholars. See also academy, institute.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.collegecollege - the body of faculty and students of a college
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
academe, academia - the academic world
college - an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
2.college - an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
educational institution - an institution dedicated to education
college - the body of faculty and students of a college
business college - a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce
junior college - a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
training college - a school providing training for a special field or profession
university - a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
3.college - a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
Translations
college [ˈkɔlɪdʒ] ncolegio; [of technology, agriculture etc] → escuela

college [ˈkɔlɪdʒ] ncollège m [of technology, agriculture etc]; institut m;
to go to college → faire des études supérieures;
college of education → école normale

college [ˈkɔlɪdʒ] nCollege nt;
(of agriculture, technology) → Fachhochschule f;
to go to college → studieren;
college of education → pädagogische Hochschule f

college [ˈkɔlɪdʒ] n (SCOL) → college m inv [of technology, agriculture etc] → istituto superiore (= body); collegio;
college of education → facoltà f inv di Magistero

college
n college [ˈkolidʒ]
(any or all of the buildings housing) a higher-education institution He studies at agricultural college. kollege كُلِّيَّه колеж vysoká škola højere læreanstalt; videregående uddannelsesinstitution; college das College κολέγιο escuela universitaria, facultad kolledž دانشکده؛ مدرسۀ عالی oppilaitos, college établissement d'enseignement supérieur מִכלָלָה महाविद्यालय viša, visoka škola főiskola perguruan tinggi framhaldsskóli facoltà, istituto universitario 大学 대학 koledžas koledža kolej instelling voor hoger onderwijs høyskole; fakultet universitetet; høyere skole uczelnia, wydział faculdade facultate университет;колледж vysoká škola visoka šola koledž college วิทยาลัย kolej, yüksek okul 學院 коледж کالج ، ، کلیہ trường cao đẳng


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