Definitions for college

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Spelling: [kol-ij]

IPA: /ˈkɒl ɪdʒ/

College is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in college (ceegllo).

Definitions for college

noun

1. an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
2. a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree.
3. an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university.
4. an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England.
5. a similar corporation outside a university.
6. the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education.
7. the administrators, faculty, and students of a college.
8. (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school.
9. an organized association of persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit:
10. a company; assemblage.
11. Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity.
12. British Slang. a prison.

Origin of college

1350-1400; Middle English Anglo-French, Middle French Latin collēgium, equivalent to col- col-¹ + lēg-, variant stem of legere to gather + -ium Examples for college

The congressman traces his belief in Santa Claus back 40 years, when he was a student going to college “on the GI Bill.”

He had studied accounting in college, but he had become a cop for the same reason as Ramos.

The value of the college training of to-day cannot be too strongly emphasized.

And, the day after his arrival from college, there came a mighty snow-storm.

In my four years of college, I know exactly one woman who has asked a man out on a date.

Under the current president and his predecessor, Jett notes, the ambassadorship of Belize has gone to college roommates.

I just came because I heard about Harlowe House and wanted to go to college.

This is the Mexico that U.S. college students would be wise to steer clear of on spring break.

Now I shall be expelled from college and it is all your fault.

This gentleman is bran new from college, and will be more than a match for you.