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colleges

9 definitions • 21 examples
1
a university, especially one where you study for an undergraduate (= first) degree:

Examples:

in college I met my husband when we were in college.
go to college They want their kids to go to (= study at) college.
college student The internship was only open to college students.
2
a place for specialized education after the age of 16 or 18, where people study and train to get technical skills or knowledge for a particular type of job:

Examples:

a secretarial college
at college She's at art college.
3
one of the separate and named parts into which some universities are divided:

Examples:

King's College, Cambridge
Students must rank the colleges in order of preference when applying for admission to UC San Diego.
Cambridge has some very fine old colleges (= college buildings).
in college UK I lived in college in my first year.
4
a part of a university where you study for a degree in a particular subject area:

Examples:

college of She is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at New York University.
The College of Medicine will be located permanently in the new building.
He is a dean of the University of Texas at Austin's College of Engineering.
5
a place for education between the ages of 16 and 18:

Examples:

After my GCSEs I want to go to college for my A levels.
6
in Britain and Australia, used in the names of some schools for children, especially private schools (= where education is paid for by parents):

Examples:

Cheltenham Ladies' College
7
a group of people with a particular job, purpose, duty, or power who are organized into a group for sharing ideas, making decisions, etc.:

Examples:

8
a place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling and where they can obtain more advanced knowledge and get a degree to recognize this
9
A college is also one of the separate parts into which some universities are divided:

Examples:

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