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      college
      noun
      (chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
      (education) An academic institution.
      A specialized division of a university.
      (Ireland, Philippines) A university.
      (Canada) A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
      (chiefly UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
      (UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
      (UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
      (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school.
      (Australia) A private (non-government) primary or high school.
      (Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
      (Singapore) A government high school, short for junior college.
      (in Chile) A bilingual school.
      (now chiefly in some proper nouns) A group of people sharing common purposes or goals, especially ecclesiastics or professionals; a corporate group; a group of colleagues.
      (politics) An electoral college.
      A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.
      A township in Knox County, Ohio, United States, named for Kenyon College.
      A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States; it borders onto the municipality of State College, Pennsylvania.
      Roots
      legoleg- · Latin · gather, choose
      Synonyms for college
      universitynvarsitynmultiversitynacademianacademen
      Words related to college
      precollegecollegiateadjcollegiannundergraduatenstudentnundergradncampusngraduatenacademicaladjintercollegiateadjschoolnpolytechnicnalumnusngraduandalumninalumnanfacultynpostgraduateadjscholasticatevacademicadjalumnaenprofessorsngraduationngradnlowerclassmannacademynunacademicadjsizaruniinterscholasticadj

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