college
- college
- noun
1 ADVANCED EDUCATION (C, U)
a) especially BrE a school for advanced education, especially in a particular subject or skill: a teacher training college
-see also: sixth form college
b) AmE a school for advanced education where you can get a bachelor's degree: Which colleges have you applied to? | college campus/class/graduate etc: Many firms will only hire college graduates. | go to college (=attend a college or university)
-see also: junior college, -compare university
2 PART OF UNIVERSITY (C) one of the groups of teachers and students that form a separate part of some universities, especially in Britain: Trinity College, Cambridge
3 BUILDINGS (C) the buildings used by any of these organizations
4 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS (countable also + plural verb BrE) the students and teachers of one of these organizations: The whole college turned up to the memorial service.
5 ORGANIZATION (C) a group of people who have special rights and duties within a profession or organization: the Royal College of Nursing
-see also: electoral college
6 SCHOOL (C) BrE a word used in the name of some large schools, especially public schools
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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
