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Colleges

noun
/ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒɪz/
Word Frequency: 14.0

Definitions

1.nounA corporate group; a group of colleagues.
2.noun(in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
"College of Cardinals, College of Surgeons"
3.nounAn electoral college.
4.nounAn academic institution.
5.nounA specialized division of a university.
"College of Engineering"
6.nounAn institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
7.nounA university.
8.nounAttendance at an institution of higher education.
"These should be his college years, but he joined the Army."
9.nounA postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
10.nounA non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
"Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College, London"
11.nounAn institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
12.nounAn institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
13.nounA high school or secondary school.
"Eton College"
14.nounA private (non-government) primary or high school.
15.nounA residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
16.nounA government high school, short for junior college.
17.noun(in Chile) A bilingual school.

Synonyms

departmentfacultyschoolacademicacademicsacademiesacademyassociationsauccauthoritybenchesboards

Rhymes With

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