college
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colleges
1) N-VAR: oft in names A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
Their daughter Joanna is doing business studies at a local college...
Stephanie took up making jewellery after leaving art college this summer...
He is now a professor of economics at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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college is one of the institutions which some British universities are divided into.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
3) N-COUNT; usu N of n, oft in names At some universities in the United States, colleges are divisions which offer degrees in particular subjects.
...a professor at the University of Florida College of Law.
4) N-IN-NAMES College is used in Britain in the names of some secondary schools which charge fees.
In 1854, Cheltenham Ladies' College became the first girls' public school.
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names A
college of a particular kind is an organized group of people who have special duties and powers. [FORMAL]
He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians...
There is a college of international supervisors working together.
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College — • The word college, from the Latin collegium, originally signified a community, a corporation, an organized society, a body of colleagues, or a society of persons engaged in some common pursuit Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. College… … Catholic encyclopedia
collège — [ kɔlɛʒ ] n. m. • 1308; lat. collegium « groupement, confrérie », de collega → collègue 1 ♦ Corps de personnes revêtues d une même dignité, de fonctions sacrées. Antiq. Le collège des augures. Mod. Collège de chanoines (chapitre). Collège… … Encyclopédie Universelle
College — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O … Wikipédia en Français
Collége — Collège Collège de Keighley, West Yorkshire, Royaume Uni Un collège peut désigner un groupe de personnes partageant une même caractéristique ou un établissement d enseignement. Sommaire 1 O … Wikipédia en Français
college — COLLEGE. s. m. (On pron. Colége.) Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont en même dignité. Le Collége des Cardinaux, ou le Sacré Collége. Le Collége des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l Empire. Le Collége des Secrétaires… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
college — COLLEGE. s. m. Certain Corps ou Compagnie de personnes notables qui sont de mesme dignité. Illustre College. celebre College. le Sacré College des Cardinaux, ou absolument, le Sacré College. le College des Electeurs, des Princes, des Villes de l… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
College — Col lege, n. [F. coll[ e]ge, L. collegium, fr. collega colleague. See {Colleague}.] 1. A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in common pursuits, or having common duties and interests, and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
college — has many long established meanings: (1) a body of officials, membership of which is a privilege or honour, e.g. College of Cardinals, College of Arms, College of Physicians, etc., (2) an establishment for further education, normally part of a… … Modern English usage
college — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. koledż] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. collegege u; lm D. collegege ów {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} w USA: samodzielna szkoła wyższa działająca przy uniwersytecie lub należąca do… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
college — [käl′ij] n. [ME & OFr < L collegium, community, society, guild, fraternity < collega: see COLLEAGUE] 1. an association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit [the electoral college] 2. [orig.… … English World dictionary
College — College; college; in·ter·college; sub·college; … English syllables
