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co-ed

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co·ed or co-ed  (kd) Informal
n.
A woman who attends a coeducational college or university.
adj.
1. Of or relating to an education system in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes; coeducational: a coed university.
2. Open to both sexes: a coed dorm; a coed pool.

[Short for coeducational.]

co-ed [ˌkəʊˈɛd]
adj
(Social Science / Education) coeducational
n
1. (Social Science / Education) US a female student in a coeducational college or university
2. (Social Science / Education) Brit a school or college providing coeducation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.co-ed - a female student at a coeducational college or universityco-ed - a female student at a coeducational college or university
undergrad, undergraduate - a university student who has not yet received a first degree
Adj.1.co-ed - attended by members of both sexes
integrated - not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups; "integrated schools"
Translations
co-ed, coed
n (inf, Brit: = school) → gemischte Schule, Koedukationsschule f; (dated US: = girl student) → Schülerin for Studentin feiner gemischten Schule
adj schoolgemischt, Koedukations-
adv to go co-edKoedukation einführen
co-ed [ˈkəʊˈɛd] (fam)
1. adjmisto/a
2. n (Am) (female student) → studentessa di un'università mista (Brit) (school) → scuola mista


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The gover nors at the school have already voted against going co-ed and voted on this approximately 12 months ago, after the first consultation period.
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