college

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/

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Noun

Singular college

Plural colleges

buildings at a college

1. (countable) A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.

   I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.

2. (countable) A college is one part of a university.

   I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.

Related words

• collegiate
• university