college
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colleges
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colleges
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLLEGE
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a school in the U.S. that you go to after high school
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a school that offers courses leading to a degree (such as a bachelor's degree or an associate's degree)
— often used before another noun
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compare university;
see also community college, junior college, state college
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She teaches art at a local college.
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He graduated from one of the country's best colleges.
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She attended a business college.
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He attended college for several years, but didn't graduate.
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She dropped out of college.
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Where did you go to college? [=what college did you attend?]
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I went to Mount Holyoke College.
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When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester in Spain.
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college students/courses/professors
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He is a college graduate.
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She was the first in her family to get a college education.
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a college campus
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college athletic programs
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a part of an American university that offers courses in a specified subject
— often + of
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He attended the university's college of dentistry/engineering/medicine.
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a school in Britain that offers advanced training in a specified subject
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an arts college
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the Edinburgh College of Art
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the London College of Fashion
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She is attending fashion college.
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a separate part of a large British university where students live and take courses
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Balliol College at Oxford
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formal
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an organized group of people who have similar jobs or interests
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see also electoral college
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She is a member of the American College of Cardiology.
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the college of cardinals
