college
IPA: kˈɑɫɪdʒ
noun
- (obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
- (in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
- (politics) An electoral college.
- An academic institution.
- A specialized division of a university.
- (chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
- (Ireland, Philippines) A university.
- (Canada) A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
- (chiefly UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
- (UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
- (UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school.
- (Australia) A private (non-government) primary or high school.
- (Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
- (Singapore) A government high school, short for junior college.
- (in Chile) A bilingual school.
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Examples of "college" in Sentences
- The college has been a national pacesetter in education.
- College cater to the educational needs of the town populace.
- The ministry of education accredits the programs of the college.
- As the only college in Connecticut, Yale educated the sons of the elite.
- The college was an outgrowth of their concerns about the education of women.
- His early education took place at the college of the Fathers of the Oratory.
- He was valedictorian of the Massachusetts Agricultural College class of 1875.
- The academic program itself at the College grants the Bachelor of Arts degree.
- He was the valedictorian of his graduating class in the College of Agriculture.
- Anita majored in preternatural biology in college, earning a bachelor's degree.