college
♦♦ col|lege /k'ɒlɪdʒ/ (colleges)
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A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
Their daughter Joanna is doing business studies at a local college...
He is now a professor of economics at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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A college is one of the institutions which some British universities are divided into.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
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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.
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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.com|mu|nity col|lege (community colleges)
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A community college is a local college where students from the surrounding area can take courses in practical or academic subjects. (AM)elec|tor|al col|lege
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The electoral college is the system that is used in the United States in presidential elections. The electors in the electoral college act as representatives for each state, and they elect the president and vice-president. (AM)tech|ni|cal col|lege (technical colleges)
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In Britain, a technical college is a college where you can study arts and technical subjects, often as part of the qualifications and training required for a particular job.
1 [N-VAR; N-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...
He is now a professor of economics at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
2 [N-COUNT] oft in names after n
A college is one of the institutions which some British universities are divided into.
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.
3 [N-COUNT; N-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.com|mu|nity col|lege (community colleges)
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A community college is a local college where students from the surrounding area can take courses in practical or academic subjects. (AM)elec|tor|al col|lege
[N-SING] the N
The electoral college is the system that is used in the United States in presidential elections. The electors in the electoral college act as representatives for each state, and they elect the president and vice-president. (AM)tech|ni|cal col|lege (technical colleges)
[N-VAR] oft in names
In Britain, a technical college is a college where you can study arts and technical subjects, often as part of the qualifications and training required for a particular job.