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collegium

collegium

9.9
A building where students live and study together, often with a shared dining hall
  • noun
  • /kəˈliːdʒiəm/
translation icon : colegio
  • The collegium offers a variety of activities and resources for its residents.

Examples

  • Each collegium at the university has its own dining hall and library.

  • The collegium was built in the 19th century.

  • The new collegium was built to house international students near the main campus.

  • She enjoyed the sense of community living in the collegium with her classmates.

  • Students gathered at the collegium for their studies.

  • Many students live together in the collegium, sharing classrooms and dormitories.

  • After finishing her coursework, she spent most of her time at the collegium, studying with her friends.

Synonyms

college
vscollegium
∞ 1.0

A school where students study for degrees and the buildings they use

can also mean a residential place where people live and study together
dorm
vscollegium
  • Informal
209 1.8

A building where college or university students live while they study

also means the whole educational institution rather than only the living building
hall
vscollegium
156 1.0

A university building where students live

can also mean the whole institution rather than only the residence building
dormitory
vscollegium
38 2.4

A building where college or university students live while they study

focuses on the living building whereas the key also denotes the whole institution
residence hall
vscollegium
  • US
7 2.8

A building on a college campus where students live

also refers to the entire educational institution rather than just the living building
universitas
vscollegium
  • Archaic
9.9

A school where teachers and students study and teach

highlights the residential building meaning rather than only the institutional term
studium
vscollegium
  • Archaic
9.9

A school or university in the Middle Ages where people learned

emphasizes communal living and study in a building rather than historical school term

How Residential

collegium
9.9
apartment
  • US
∞ 1.0
hostel
34 2.1
room
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

collegium singular
collegia plural

Etymology

Collegium is the source of the English words college and colleague and originally meant people living or working 'together'. So a collegium as a student house is simply a place where students live and study together.