college.
An academic institution.
Meaning & usage
An academic institution. A specialized division of a university.
College of Engineering
An academic institution. An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
She's still in college
These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
An academic institution. A university.
An academic institution. A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
An academic institution. A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Balliol College, Oxford
An academic institution. An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
An academic institution. An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
An academic institution. A high school or secondary school.
Eton College
An academic institution. A private (non-government) primary or high school.
An academic institution. A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
An academic institution. A government high school, short for junior college.
An academic institution. A bilingual school.
A group of people sharing common purposes or goals, especially ecclesiastics or professionals; a corporate group; a group of colleagues.
College of Cardinals
College of Surgeons
An electoral college.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō 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 *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. 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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