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college

college

∞ 1.0
A school where students study for degrees and the buildings they use
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
: universidad
  • During her time at college, she made lifelong friends and learned valuable skills.
  • go to college
  • attend college
  • enter college

And so that took me through college and through Graduate School.

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Examples

  • You thinking about returning back to college anytime soon?

  • The kid had a great college career, no doubt about it.

  • And, and I got some looks in College in my senior year.

  • So when he got to the college, this was my guy.

  • I teach at a college.

  • I remember him talking a little about that, but I met him in college.

  • Sign up for a workshop at a nearby college, public library, or community center.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Students learning a skill often want more out of college than the prospect of a job.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Results indicated that male and female college students were significantly different on three items.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For many students entering community colleges, the first stop on campus is an assessment center.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

university
vscollege
∞ 1.0

A place where people study after school and get degrees

is a higher education institution that may not focus on research
campus
vscollege
860 2.1

An area with the buildings and grounds of a university or college

is the institution itself rather than just its physical grounds
collegium
vscollege
1 9.9

A building where students live and study together, often with a shared dining hall

is a broader institution of higher education, not only a residential building

Compounds

182 1.0

A person studying at a college or university to get a first degree

127 3.0

A local public college that offers two-year courses for job skills or study before university

86 5.9

A group of people chosen to elect the United States president and vice president

38 3.2

A college that offers the first two years of study after high school

college girl
  • Informal
35 2.0

A young woman who studies at a college or university

college boy
  • Informal
28 3.0

A man who studies or once studied at college

16 3.9

The knowledge and skills a college or university student should have

college man
  • Informal
8 3.0

A man who is or was a student at a college

A college that trains people to teach in primary schools

A person you date and care about during college

3 7.1

A group of Catholic cardinals who elect and advise the pope

A college that teaches practical office skills for business, like typing and accounting

1 3.0

A college that teaches the skills needed for a job

cow college
  • Offensive
1 9.1

A college that teaches farming and is often called low quality as an insult

A well known private school for boys in Winchester, England

1 5.9

A famous British boarding school for boys in Berkshire

Eton College
  • Literature
7.4

A name for the powerful British people who went to the school

A group of senior Catholic church leaders who elect and advise the pope

A group of cardinals in the Catholic Church who elect and advise the Pope

How Advanced

university
∞ 1.0
college
∞ 1.0
community college
  • US
127 3.0

Surface Forms

college singular
colleges plural

Etymology

College comes from the Latin word collegium, which meant 'a group chosen to work together' and is the same root as colleague. Later the name for that group was used for their buildings and school, so college now often means the institution or campus.