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College

//ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.
  2. 2
    A township in Knox County, Ohio, United States, named for Kenyon College.
  3. 3
    A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States; it borders onto the municipality of State College, Pennsylvania.
Noun
  1. 1
    An academic institution.; A specialized division of a university.

    "College of Engineering"

  2. 2
    a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed wordnet
  3. 3
    An academic institution.; An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates. US

    "She's still in college"

  4. 4
    the body of faculty and students of a college wordnet
  5. 5
    An academic institution.; A university. Ireland, Philippines
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  1. 6
    an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university wordnet
  2. 7
    An academic institution.; A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees. Canada
  3. 8
    An academic institution.; A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc. UK

    "Pembroke College, Cambridge"

  4. 9
    An academic institution.; An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form. UK
  5. 10
    An academic institution.; An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age). UK
  6. 11
    An academic institution.; A high school or secondary school. Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK

    "Eton College"

  7. 12
    An academic institution.; A private (non-government) primary or high school. Australia
  8. 13
    An academic institution.; A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors. Australia
  9. 14
    An academic institution.; A government high school, short for junior college. Singapore
  10. 15
    An academic institution.; A bilingual school.
  11. 16
    A group of people sharing common purposes or goals, especially ecclesiastics or professionals; a corporate group; a group of colleagues.

    "Near-synonyms: society, association, academy"

  12. 17
    An electoral college.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga Proto-Indo-European *-yós Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Doublet of collegium.

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