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see|collège
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-college.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From OF. collége (modern: collège)

Noun
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1. An institution of [further education] at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19). See also: sixth-form college.
2. An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
3. (Used mainly in the formal names of private schools) A secondary school (Eton College).
4. A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc (Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College London).
5. (Australia) A residential hall of a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching.
6. (Loosely) Any institution of higher education.
7. (In the US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates and/or graduates. Nearly synonymous with university, with less emphasis on research and may, or may not, have graduate or doctoral programs. Often has an emphasis in a specific academic area (e.g. liberal arts college).
8. (In the US) A specialized division of a university (College of Engineering).

Related terms
collegiate

Translations
trans-top|An institution of [further education] at an intermediate level
Chinese:

Finnish: t+|fi|lukio
German: Berufsfachschule f, Berufskolleg n
Greek: t|el|κολέγιο|n|sc=Grek (kolégio)
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Lithuanian: koledžas m
Persian: FAchar|آ��زشگا� (amuzeshgah)
Russian: �е�ник�м (téxnikum) m, ��или�е (u�íliš�e) n
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trans-top|An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
Chinese:

Finnish: opisto, oppilaitos
German: Berufskolleg n, Fachschule f
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Lithuanian: koledžas m
Persian: FAchar|آ��زشگا� (amuzeshgah)
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trans-top|(Used mainly in the formal names of private schools) A secondary school
Chinese:

Greek: t|el|��ολή|f|sc=Grek (scholí)
Lithuanian: koledžas m
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Persian: FAchar|آ��زشگا� (amuzeshgah)
Russian: �е�ник�м (téxnikum) m, ��или�е (u�íliš�e) n
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trans-top|A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc
Chinese:

Finnish: yliopiston osa
Greek: t|el|��ολή|f|sc=Grek (scholí)
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|mikhlalá f
Japanese: 学寮 (gakury�)
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Lithuanian: koledžas m
Persian: FAchar|دا�ش�د� (daneshkadeh)
Russian: ин��и��� (institút) m
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trans-top|A residential hall of a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching
Chinese:

Finnish: yliopisto, korkeakoulu
Japanese: 寮 (ry�)
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Persian: FAchar|دا�ش�د� (daneshkadeh)
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trans-top|Any institution of higher education
Chinese:

German: Fachhochschule f
Greek: t|el|κολέγιο|n|sc=Grek (kolégio)
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|mikhlalá f
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Lithuanian: koledžas m
Persian: FAchar|دا�ش�د� (daneshkadeh)
Russian: в�з (vuz) m
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trans-top|An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates and/or graduates
Chinese:

Finnish: yliopiston osa
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|mikhlalá f
Japanese: 大学 (����, daigaku), ��大学 (�������, tanka daigaku)
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Lithuanian: koledžas m
Persian: FAchar|دا�ش�د� (daneshkadeh)
Russian: в�з (vuz) m
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trans-top|A specialized division of a university
Chinese:

Japanese: 学� (gakubu)
Russian: �ак�л��е� (fakul�tét) m
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ttbc|Interlingua: collegio
ttbc|Lithuanian: kolegija f
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ttbc|Portuguese: colégio m
ttbc|Slovak: vysoká škola f

See also
university

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