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college en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔː.le(ː)dʒ/ (India)
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/ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
/ˈkɔl.ɪdʒ/ (Australia)
/ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
/ˈkɑː.le(ː)dʒ/ (India)
/ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ˈkɔ̟l.ədʒ] (New-Zealand)
audio Queensland
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Doublet of collegium.

Meanings

An academic institution. ▸ A specialized division of a university.
- College of Engineering
(US) An academic institution. ▸ An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
- These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
- All the courses here at the college.
- She's still in college
(Ireland, Philippines) An academic institution. ▸ A university.
(Canada) An academic institution. ▸ A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
(UK) An academic institution. ▸ A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
- Balliol College, Oxford
- University College, London
- Pembroke College, Cambridge
(UK) An academic institution. ▸ An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
(UK) An academic institution. ▸ An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
(Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK) An academic institution. ▸ A high school or secondary school.
- Eton College
(Australia) An academic institution. ▸ A private (non-government) primary or high school.
(Australia) An academic institution. ▸ A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
(Singapore) An academic institution. ▸ A government high school, short for junior college.
(in Chile) An academic institution. ▸ A bilingual school.
(in some proper nouns) A group of people sharing common purposes or goals, especially ecclesiastics or professionals; a corporate group; a group of colleagues.
- Near-synonyms: society, association, academy
- Dissolution of Colleges Act 1547
- College of Surgeons
- Dissolution of Colleges Act 1545
- College of Cardinals
- The Salii were not limited to Rome; similar colleges of dancing priests are known to have existed in many towns of ancient Italy. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 232:
An electoral college.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
colleges	Number=Plur		lexicographic
colledg		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
colledge		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Synonyms

faculty · department (specialized division of a university) · academy · society · school · association

Translations (259)

ky коллеж (institution of higher education) · cmn 私立高中 (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · hu egyetem (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru вы́сшая шко́ла (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru учи́лище (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ca universitat (institution of higher education) · sh visoka škola (institution of higher education) · ru колле́гия (group sharing common purposes or goals) · fi aikuisoppilaitos (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · th วิทยาลัย (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · fr université (academic institution) · ja 学部 (specialized division of a university) · tr kolej (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · hi महाविद्यालय (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · ja 学部 (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · be кале́дж (institution of higher education) · pt faculdade (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ml കോളേജ് (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · th วิทยาลัย (high school or secondary school) · ca col·legi (group of colleagues) · lt koledžas (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · sh виша школа (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · sh ко̀леџ (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · mk факулте́т (specialized division of a university) · ru те́хникум (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · eo universitato (academic institution) · it facoltà (specialized division of a university) · th วิทยาลัย (institution of higher education) · mk учи́лиште (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · km វិទ្យាល័យ (academic institution) · ja 学園 (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fi korkeakoulu (institution of higher education) · el κολέγιο (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ca col·legi (academic institution) · ru вы́сшая шко́ла (academic institution) · ru вы́сшая шко́ла (institution of higher education) · hi महाविद्यालय (academic institution) · ja 大学 (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru институ́т (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ja 大学校 (institution of higher education) · cy coleg (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · sh veleučilište (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · pt instituição de ensino superior (institution of higher education) · ru ко́лледж (institution of higher education) · sh велеучилиште (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ar مَعْهَد (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ru университе́т (academic institution) · es insti (academic institution) · hi महाविद्यालय (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · hu intézet (specialized division of a university) · ru институ́т (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · nrf collège (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · es escuela técnica (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · cy coleg (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · es facultad (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ja 学生寮 (residential hall of a university) · el κολέγιο (institution of higher education) · es colegio (high school or secondary school) · cmn 學院 /学院 (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ur دانِش گاہ (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ru те́хникум (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · pt faculdade (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · he מִכְלָלָה (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · mk акаде́мија (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · hu egyetem (institution of higher education) · ro facultate (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · hi महाविद्यालय (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ja 大学 (academic institution) · pl kolegium (group sharing common purposes or goals) · fi opisto (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · bg коле́ж (academic institution) · sh kòledž (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ja 大学 (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · pt faculdade (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · cmn 學院 /学院 (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ro facultate (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · eo fakultato (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru акаде́мия (academic institution) · fr faculté (specialized division of a university) · th วิทยาลัย (specialized division of a university) · ja 学寮 (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ja 私立学校 (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · ru факульте́т (specialized division of a university) · ur کلیہ (academic institution) · ar كُلِّيَّة (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · es escuela de artes aplicadas (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · fi oppilaitos (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · fi korkeakoulu (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru ко́лледж (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fr collège (group of colleagues) · fa-ira دانِشْکَدِه (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ur کالِج (institution of higher education) · ja 大学校 (academic institution) · eo universitato (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · tg коллеҷ (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · he מִכְלָלָה (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ja 学科 (specialized division of a university) · hu főiskola (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ca col·legi (group sharing common purposes or goals) · ro școală secundară (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fi ammattikorkeakoulu (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ro colegiu (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ms kolej (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ml കലാലയം (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · pl szkoła wyższa (institution of higher education) · hu fakultás (specialized division of a university) · fi tiedekunta (academic institution) · fi ammattikorkeakoulu (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · mi kāreti (institution of higher education) · ru институ́т (institution of higher education) · fr fac (short for faculté) (institution of higher education) · ru ко́лледж (attendance at an institution of higher education) · ml കോളേജ് (institution of higher education) · nrf collège (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · th วิทยาลัย (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · fa دانشکده (academic institution) · fa-ira دانِشْکَدِه (residential hall of a university) · sh висока школа (institution of higher education) · arz كلية (academic institution) · cy coleg (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · th วิทยาลัย (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · es escuela de ciencias aplicadas (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · fa-ira دانِشْکَدِه (institution of higher education) · fi opisto (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · th วิทยาลัย (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · hu főiskola (institution of higher education) · io kolegio (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · pt colégio (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · sv fakultet (specialized division of a university) · ru вуз (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · fa-ira آموزِشْگاه (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · de Hochschule (academic institution) · wal kolleejjiya class noun (institution of higher education) · ms maktab (institution of higher education) · hu kar (specialized division of a university) · es facultad (specialized division of a university) · cy coleg (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · mk институ́т (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ja 学院 (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ru отделе́ние (specialized division of a university) · de Fachschule (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · ar كُلِّيَّة (academic institution) · el πανεπιστήμιο (institution of higher education) · mi kāreti (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · ml കലാലയം (institution of higher education) · eo universitato (institution of higher education) · sd ڪاليج (institution of higher education) · lt koledžas (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · el πανεπιστήμιο (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru вуз (academic institution) · fa-ira آموزِشْگاه (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fi ammattikunta (group of colleagues) · sv högskola (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · fa-ira کالِج (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ro colegiu (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · sv högskola (academic institution) · uk ко́ледж (institution of higher education) · fi oppilaitos (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · fa-ira آموزِشْگاه (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · hi आवासीय शाला (residential hall of a university) · th วิทยาลัย (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · de Berufskolleg (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · el πανεπιστήμιο (academic institution) · fi kollegio (group sharing common purposes or goals) · vi khoa (specialized division of a university) · ur دانش کدہ (academic institution) · hu testület (group of colleagues) · pl wydział (specialized division of a university) · cmn 大學 /大学 (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · fi akatemia (academic institution) · ml കോളേജ് (academic institution) · fi opiskelu (attendance at an institution of higher education) · th วิทยาลัย (academic institution) · th วิทยาลัย (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · cmn 大學 /大学 (institution of higher education) · nrf collège (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · el σχολή (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · nl faculteit (specialized division of a university) · sh fakùltēt (specialized division of a university) · kk институт (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ar كُلِّيَّة (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · sh instìtūt (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ja 大学校 (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · sh ùčilīšte (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · sh viša škola (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru общежи́тие (residential hall of a university) · ru учи́лище (attendance at an institution of higher education) · ml കലാലയം (academic institution) · ru ПТУ (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · cmn 校舍 (residential hall of a university) · bn মহাবিদ্যালয় (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · he מִכְלָלָה (institution of higher education) · id kampus (academic institution) · sh у̀чилӣште (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · lt koledžas (institution of higher education) · es escuela universitaria (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ja 単科大学 (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ru корпора́ция (group sharing common purposes or goals) · bg ви́сше учи́лище (academic institution) · lt koledžas (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · mk учи́лиште (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fi opisto (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fr université (institution of higher education) · ru колле́ж (institution of higher education) · mk ви́ша шко́ла (institution of higher education) · hi महाविद्यालय (institution of higher education) · vi trường cao đẳng (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · de Berufskolleg (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · kk алқа (group sharing common purposes or goals) · ru учи́лище (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · eo altlernejo (institution of higher education) · es universidad (academic institution) · fi opisto (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · ja 私学 (in the formal names of private schools: secondary school) · ru ко́лледж (institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level) · sv högskola (institution of higher education) · sh факу̀лте̄т (specialized division of a university) · fi korkeakoulu (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · cmn 專科學校 /专科学校 (specialized division of a university) · el σχολή (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · fa-ira دانِشْکَدِه (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ro institut (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · ur دانِش گاہ (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · fi yliopisto (academic institution) · ja 寮 (residential hall of a university) · de Fachhochschule (institution of higher education) · cmn 大學 /大学 (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · hi महाविद्यालय (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fi asuntola (residential hall of a university) · bg коле́ж (institution of higher education) · el κολέγιο (academic institution) · ja 大学 (institution of higher education) · fi toisen asteen oppilaitos (high school or secondary school) · sh viša škola (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · pt IES (institution of higher education) · it scuola universitaria (institution of higher education) · sh инстѝтӯт (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · hu kollégium (group of colleagues) · ur کالِج (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · pt faculdade (specialized division of a university) · fi yliopisto (institution of higher education) · lt koledžas (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · sv fakultet (institution of higher education) · es escuela universitaria (institution of higher education) · hi संकाय (specialized division of a university) · ru вуз (institution of higher education) · mk ви́ша шко́ла (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · ar مَعْهَد (institution of higher education) · lt koledžas (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · sh виша школа (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · fi tiedekunta (specialized division of a university) · es liceo (academic institution) · cmn 大專 /大专 (postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees) · ru ко́лледж (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates) · pt setor (non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university) · sk vysoká škola (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · ko 대학 (institution of higher education) · de Berufsfachschule (institution of further education at an intermediate level) · la collegium educationis superioris (institution of higher education)

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college en · NOUN

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