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college.

a collegial board, either advisory (committee) or as an authority

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɔˈleː.ʒə/
  1. a collegial board, either advisory (committee) or as an authority

    neuter
    Het college van burgemeester en wethouders neemt belangrijke beslissingen voor de gemeente.
    Het college van advies bestaat uit deskundigen op het gebied van duurzaamheid.
  2. a secondary school, a high school, (now Belgium) especially in Roman Catholic education

    neuter
    Na de basisschool ging hij naar het college om verder te studeren.
    In Vlaanderen wordt een middelbare school vaak een college genoemd.
  3. an academic lecture, class

    neuter
    Het college begint om 9 uur en duurt twee uur.
    De docent gaf een boeiend college over de geschiedenis van de kunst.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch college, from Middle French college, from Latin collēgium.

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