College

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1 Noun 1.1 Related terms 1.2 Translations 2 See also

Noun

college (colleges)

1. An institution of [further education] at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19). See also: sixth-form college.
2. An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
3. (Used mainly in the formal names of private schools) A secondary school (Eton College).
4. A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc (Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College London).
5. (Loosely) Any institution of higher education.
6. (In the US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
7. (In the US) A specialized division of a university (College of Engineering).

Related terms

• collegiate

Translations

• Finnish: opisto (2), oppilaitos (2), yliopiston osa (4, 7), yliopisto (5), korkeakoulu (5)
• German: Berufsfachschule (1), Berufskolleg (1, 2), Fachhochschule (6), Fachschule (2)
• Interlingua: collegio
• Lithuanian: koledžas m (1-4, 6, 7), kolegija f (institution of higher vocational education in Lithuania)
• Persian: آموزشگاه (amuzeshgah) (1-3), دانشكده (daneshkadeh) (4-7)
• Portuguese: colégio m
• Slovak: vysoká škola f

See also

• university