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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.
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
/ ˈɒɪ /
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 51Թ Forms
- postcollege noun
- precollege noun
- subcollege noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of college1
Example Sentences
“The Devil Wears Prada” came out when Nguyen was a teen, which he describes as the “catalyst” for his time as a fashion and culture writer at his college newspaper, and later, Santa Barbara Magazine.
“There was no seat that that guy left on the table, whether it was a community college seat, a school board race, a water board race.”
In a family of fishermen, Williamson was the first to go to college.
Using U.S. census data, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report this year calculating early and midcareer median wages for college graduates by major.
Immigrants like Daniel are working and sending their children to college, Vicente said.
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