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college
[ kol-ij ]
noun
- an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
- a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree.
- an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university.
- an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England.
- a similar corporation outside a university.
- the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education.
- the administrators, faculty, and students of a college.
- (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school.
- an organized association of persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit:
The Electoral College formally selects the president.
- a company; assemblage.
- Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity.
- British Slang. a prison.
college
/ ˈ°ìÉ’±ôɪ»åÏô /
noun
- an institution of higher education; part of a university
- a school or an institution providing specialized courses or teaching
a college of music
- the building or buildings in which a college is housed
- the staff and students of a college
- an organized body of persons with specific rights and duties See also Sacred College
an electoral college
- a body of clerics living in community and supported by endowment
- an obsolete slang word for prison
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç²õ³Ù·³¦´Ç±ôl±ð²µ±ð noun adjective
- ±è°ù±ð·³¦´Ç±ôl±ð²µ±ð noun adjective
- ²õ³Ü²úc´Ç±ôl±ð²µ±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of college1
Example Sentences
She is at college, working towards qualifications she did not get when she was in high school.
It provides grants for humanities projects to organizations including museums, archives, libraries, colleges and scholars.
He said he went into schools and colleges in Newport, Cardiff, Swansea and across the UK, as well as working with South Wales Police on its Not The One knife campaign.
“His numbers were great this year, he’s had a really good college career and is looking forward to making the jump and contributing to a really good team.â€
He worked his way through college and came to the U.S. on a student visa to pursue graduate studies.
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