college
English meaning: College
Definition
A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
Example
“She won a scholarship to study medicine at college.”
Another example: “He teaches Latin at one of Cambridge's oldest colleges.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An institution of higher or further education, or a self-governing body within a university (especially at Oxford and Cambridge). In US English it commonly means any undergraduate institution ('go to college'); in UK English it can also mean a sixth-form or vocational college.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'collegium' (a community, society of colleagues), from 'collega' (a partner in office); entered English in the 14th century.
Synonyms
- university
- academy
- institution
- school
- seminary
- polytechnic
Related Words
- cambridge
- oxford
- preparatory
- physicians
- colleges
- ordained
- bachelor
- undergraduate
- accredited
- seminary
Common Collocations
- go to college
- college student
- college degree
- college campus
- community college
- college education
Word Forms
college (n); colleges (pl.); collegiate (adj)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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