college

col·lege

noun, often attributive \ˈkä-lij\

Definition of COLLEGE

1

: a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation

2

: a building used for an educational or religious purpose

3

a : a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees <Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford> —called also residential college b : a preparatory or high school c : an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree; also : a university division offering this d : a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses e : an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field <business college>

4

: company, group; specifically : an organized body of persons engaged in a common pursuit or having common interests or duties

5

a : a group of persons considered by law to be a unit b : a body of electors — compare electoral college

6

: the faculty, students, or administration of a college

Examples of COLLEGE

1. She teaches art at a local college.
2. He graduated from one of the country's best colleges.
3. She attended a business college.
4. He attended college for several years, but didn't graduate.
5. She dropped out of college.
6. I went to Mount Holyoke College.
7. When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester in Spain.
8. the Edinburgh College of Art
9. the London College of Fashion
10. She is attending fashion college.

Origin of COLLEGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collegium society, from collega colleague — more at colleague

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COLLEGE

Synonyms: board, brotherhood, chamber, club, association, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality

Related Words: collective, commune, community, cooperative; alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership; body, cadre, group; circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set; crew, outfit, party, squad, team; branch, chapter, local; faithful, fold, membership; sisterhood, sorority; cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy; band, gang, ring; cartel, combine, syndicate

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Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with COLLEGE

knowledge