College Definition

kŏlĭj
colleges
noun
An institution of higher education that grants degrees, as a bachelor's degree after a four-year course or an associate degree after a two-year course: it is sometimes the undergraduate division of a university.
Webster's New World
Any of the schools of a university offering instruction and granting degrees in any of several specialized courses of study, esp. graduate study, as in liberal arts, architecture, law, or medicine.
Webster's New World
A junior or community college.
American Heritage
A school offering specialized instruction in some profession or occupation.
A secretarial college.
Webster's New World
An association of individuals having certain powers and duties, and engaged in some common pursuit.
The electoral college.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of College

Noun

Singular:
college
Plural:
colleges

Origin of College

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin collēgium association collegium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French college, from Latin collegium.

    From Wiktionary

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