noun
college
KAH-lij/ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
An institution or division providing education beyond high school.
She attends a community college near her home.
Etymology
The “together” and “choose” elements lie behind the idea of partners in office, then an organized community. A college became specifically a community of scholars and students, and then the educational institution itself.
In context
they probably started college immediately after high school pursued their undergraduate degree in biology or chemistry and did well in their classes
More examples
- The college offers degrees in nursing and engineering.
- He transfers to a four-year college after two years.
- The university's college of arts and sciences occupies several buildings.
Forms
college · colleges
Similar words
- university
- Usually a larger institution with several schools or divisions.
- school
- School is the broad educational term; college specifically concerns postsecondary study or an institutional division.