countable/uncountable educationin the UK, a place that gives students qualifications below the level of a university degree, often in the skills they need to do a particular job
He teachescookery at the local college.
I’ve juststarted a college course.
be at college (=be studying at college):
She’s at secretarial college.
go to college:
Paul’s going to college in September.
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1a
countable/uncountable educationin the UK, a place that gives students degrees in a particular subject
art/agricultural college
the RoyalCollege of Music
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1b
countable/uncountable educationin the US, a place that gives students degrees
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1c
countable educationone of the parts that some universities are divided into
King’s College, Cambridge
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1d
singular educationall the students and teachers in a college
The whole college was talking about it.
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
2
countable used in the names of some organizations whose members belong to a particular profession, especially a medical profession
the RoyalCollege of Nursing
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous educational organizations and systems
4-H
academy
clearing
3
College
educationused in the names of some British private schools
Eton College
Synonyms and related words
Schools
academy
approved school
boarding school
college
noun
US /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
Other entries for this word
community collegenoun
electoral collegenoun
junior collegenoun
technical collegenoun
training collegenoun
sixth form collegenoun
the Electoral Collegephrase
teach school/college etc.phrase
work your way through school/collegephrase
out of school/college/the hospital etc.phrase
communitycollege at associate degree
Word Forms
singular
college
plural
colleges
DEFINITIONS3
1
countable/uncountable educationin the U.S., a place that gives students degrees. A school of this type can also be called a university if it is large enough to give degrees in more than one subject
a college professor
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1a
singular educationall the students and teachers in a college
The whole college was talking about it.
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1b
countable educationone of the parts that some universities are divided into
the University of Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1c
countable/uncountable educationin the U.K., a place that gives students qualifications below the level of a university degree, often in the skills they need to do a particular job
be at college (=be studying at college):
She’s at secretarial college.
go to college:
Paul’s going to college in September.
I’ve juststarted a college course.
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
1d
countable/uncountable educationin the U.K., a place that gives students degrees in a particular subject
art/agricultural college
the RoyalCollege of Music
Synonyms and related words
Universities and colleges
academe
academia
alma mater
2
countable used in the names of some organizations whose members belong to a particular profession, especially a medical profession
the American College of Surgeons
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous educational organizations and systems
4-H
academy
college
3
College
educationused in the names of some British private schools