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Definition of college
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association, board, brotherhood, chamber, club, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
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Brian Lang, the principal and vice chancellor of their college, St. Andrews University. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "The Head of Prince William and Kate Middleton's College Predicted Their Marriage," 4 May 2019 The YouTube description also has a few scant details about the campaign, which will see your quarterback go from college athlete to professional. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Razer is making a toaster, Sonic has human baby teeth," 3 May 2019 And college costs have grown so exponentially that between just 2004 and 2017 the average student debt rose from $18,650 to $38,000. — Nina Turner, Vogue, "Why Universal Health Care, Higher Wages, and Free Public Education Are Crucial Issues for Black Women," 3 May 2019 The guest in question: the bride's college roommate who brought her own vegan meal to the reception. — Nicole Briese, Allure, "A Vegan Wedding Guest Got Shamed for Bringing Her Own Meal, and the Internet Is Torn," 27 Apr. 2019 The couple drifted apart throughout college, and soon divorced. — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "Why Jill Biden Might Just Be Joe Biden's Greatest Political Asset," 25 Apr. 2019 The Lucite ottoman in a sitting room was a project for Sims’s furniture design studio class during college, and a plaster chandelier by Stephen Antonson hangs in the family room. — Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful, "The Paint Trick That Instantly Makes Your Home Look More Polished," 22 Mar. 2019 My affinity for dipping sauces and my tendency to fix a plate like a painter’s palette with a dollop of every sauce available earned me the nickname of Condiment Queen in college. — Elissa Sanci, Woman's Day, "I Ate Like Queen Elizabeth For a Week, and It Was a Royal Pain," 18 Apr. 2019 This might've struck a chord with William, who dated Kate Middleton for four years after meeting her in college before getting married in 2011. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Prince William Reportedly Thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Relationship Was Moving Too Fast," 11 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'college.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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