Meaning

14 senses
  1. An academic institution.

    A specialized division of a university.

    College of Engineering

    факульте́тfakulʹtét, отделе́ниеotdelénije

  2. (US)An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

    She's still in college

    These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.

    Fachhochschule

    вузvuz, институ́тinstitút, вы́сшая шко́лаvýsšaja škóla

    ко́леджkóledž

    a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

  3. (Ireland, Philippines)A university.

    общежи́тиеobščežítije

  4. (Canada)A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.

  5. (UK)A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.

    Pembroke College, Cambridge

    Balliol College, Oxford

  6. (UK)An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.

    Berufsfachschule, Berufskolleg

    те́хникумtéxnikum, учи́лищеučílišče, ко́лледжkólledž

  7. (UK)An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).

    Berufskolleg, Fachschule

    ПТУPTU, ко́лледжkólledž

  8. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK)A high school or secondary school.

    Eton College

    те́хникумtéxnikum, учи́лищеučílišče

  9. (Australia)A private (non-government) primary or high school.

  10. (Australia)A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.

  11. (Singapore)A government high school, short for junior college.

  12. A bilingual school.

Examples

1812 sentences
  1. I want to go to college.

    Я хочу піти до коледжу.

    ruЯ хочу учиться в университете.

    deIch möchte an einer Universität studieren.

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  2. What was your major in college?

    Яка була твоя спеціалізація в університеті?

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  3. Tom is now a college student.

    Том зараз студент коледжу.

    deTom ist derzeit Student.

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  4. Tom went to college, didn't he?

    Том пішов до коледжу, ні?

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  5. Our college uses far too much electricity.

    Наш коледж використовує занадто багато електрики.

    deUnser Kollege verbraucht viel zu viel Strom.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
institution of higher education:
Русский
By meaning 9
academic institution:
non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university:
specialized division of a university:
institution of higher education:
attendance at an institution of higher education:
residential hall of a university:
institution of further education at an intermediate level:
institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level:
group sharing common purposes or goals:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
academic institution:
institution of higher education:
institution of further education at an intermediate level:
institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level:

Origin

From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Lat

From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Doublet of collegium.

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