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Noun
/ˈkälij/,
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colleges, plural;
  1. An educational institution or establishment, in particular

  2. One providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training
    • - my brother wanted to go to college
    • - I'm at college studying graphic design
  3. (within a university) A school offering a general liberal arts curriculum leading only to a bachelor's degree

  4. (in Britain) Any of a number of independent institutions within certain universities, each having its own teaching staff, students, and buildings

  5. A private secondary school
    • - Eton College
  6. The teaching staff and students of a college considered collectively
    • - the college was shocked by his death
  7. The buildings and campus of a college

  8. An organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges
    • - the electoral college
  1. the body of faculty and students of a college
  2. an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
  3. College (Latin: collegium) is a term most often used today in Ireland and the United States to denote a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution and in other English-speaking countries to refer to a secondary school in private educational systems. ...
  4. In France, secondary education is in two stages: * collèges cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15; * lycées provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18. ...
  5. College is a 1984 Italian film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia. It stars Christian Vadim and Federica Moro.
  6. College is a 2008 comedy starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, and Kevin Covais and directed by first-time director Deb Hagan. It was released on August 29, 2008, by MGM.
  7. In Canadian English, the term college usually refers to community college or a technical, applied arts, or applied science school. These are post-secondary institutions granting certificates, diplomas, associate's degree, and bachelor's degrees.
  8. A college, in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, is a collection (Latin collegium) of persons united together for a common object so as to form one body. The members are consequently said to be incorporated, or to form a corporation.
  9. An institution of [further education] at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19); sixth form; An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age); A secondary school (Eton College); A non-specialized, semi-autonomous ...
  10. (Colleges) A matchcover category whose advertisement mentions institutions of higher learning (also called Colleges and Universities). Some collectors also include private schools, junior colleges and academies, but not commercial colleges or correspondence schools. ...
  11. (Colleges) Grand Rapids Veterinary College--38-40 Louis St., Herman L. Schuh, D.V.M., Dean; J.F. Morrison, Sec and Treas. 175 students. Come from all parts of the world.
  12. (Colleges) Mount St. Mary's, Ratcliffe, Ushaw (additions), St. Edmund's Ware (church), Oscott (chapel completed), Maynooth (additions), Ushaw (church and refectory).
  13. To dream of a college, denotes you are soon to advance to a position long sought after. To dream that you are back in college, foretells you will receive distinction through some well favored work.
  14. A place where some pursue learning and others learn pursuing.
  15. A postsecondary institution that provides undergraduate education and, in some cases, master's level degrees. College, in a separate sense, is a division of a university; for example, College of Business.
  16. A College is an institution of higher education that grants degrees and certificates. The term is also used to designate the organizational units of a university such as the College of Education or the College of Engineering.
  17. In the U.S. the word “college” is used fairly interchangeably with the word “university.” There’s no official difference, and the fact that one school is called a college while another is called a university doesn’t necessarily mean there is a difference between them.
  18. A postsecondary institution of learning offering courses and granting degrees in a particular field or fields.
  19. A school offering studies that lead to an academic degree. A college can be part of a larger university system, or stand alone. Colleges not in a university system usually do not offer graduate degrees.
  20. "The college" is another way of referring to the European Commission, or a weekly meeting of the full Commission.
  21. A postsecondary school that offers a general or liberal arts education, usually leading to an associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, or first-professional degree. A college can also refer to a division within a university system (e.g. the College of Business, or College of Nursing)
  22. A postsecondary institution that awards either the associate degree or the bachelor's degree. College-level work in America is the same as first- degree work at a university abroad. ...
  23. The word "college" has several different meanings, which probably contributes to the confusion surrounding the term. The most common way we use the term is to refer to a community college (i.e. Seneca College, Humber College). However, at York University, "college" has another meaning. ...
  24. An academic unit within the university that is headed by a dean, offers instruction, and grants degrees in several areas of study.
  25. a college may be a university-level institution with the power to grant degrees. In some cases a college is a part of a university; either a residence or an academic entity in its own right, with the power to grant degrees, or a combination of the two. ...