college

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/
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• Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/
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• California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Canada, dialectal: /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ of the US
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• Australian: /ˈkɔl.ɪdʒ/
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• Queensland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• New-Zealand: [ˈkɔ̟l.ədʒ]
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• India: /ˈkɔː.le(ː)dʒ/
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• India: /ˈkɑː.le(ː)dʒ/
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• rhymes with -ɒlɪdʒ
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• rhymes with (India, also) -eɪdʒ
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• CMU ARPABET: K AA1 L IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.? Proto-Indo-European *legh-der.? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Latin collēga Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium. Doublet of collegium.

259 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: col·legi — group of colleagues
• Finnish: ammattikunta — group of colleagues
• French: collège — group of colleagues
• Hungarian: testület — group of colleagues
• Hungarian: kollégium — group of colleagues
• Catalan: col·legi — group sharing common purposes or goals
• Finnish: kollegio — group sharing common purposes or goals
• Kazakh: алқа (alqa) — group sharing common purposes or goals
• Polish: kolegium — group sharing common purposes or goals
• Russian: корпора́ция (korporácija) — group sharing common purposes or goals
• Russian: колле́гия (kollégija) — group sharing common purposes or goals
• Arabic: كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya) — academic institution
• Arabic: كلية (kulliyya) — academic institution
• Bulgarian: коле́ж (koléž) — academic institution
• Bulgarian: ви́сше учи́лище (vísše učílište) — academic institution
• Catalan: col·legi — academic institution
• Esperanto: universitato — academic institution
• Finnish: akatemia — academic institution
• Finnish: yliopisto — academic institution
• Finnish: tiedekunta — academic institution
• French: université — academic institution
• German: Hochschule — academic institution
• Greek: κολέγιο (kolégio) — academic institution
• Greek: πανεπιστήμιο (panepistímio) — academic institution
• Hindi: महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay) — academic institution
• Indonesian: kampus — academic institution
• Japanese: 大学 (daigaku) — academic institution
• Japanese: 大学校 (daigakkō) — academic institution
• Khmer: វិទ្យាល័យ (vityiəlay) — academic institution
• Malayalam: കോളേജ് (kōḷējŭ) — academic institution
• Malayalam: കലാലയം (kalālayaṁ) — academic institution
• Persian: دانشکده (dâneškade) — academic institution
• Russian: акаде́мия (akadémija) — academic institution
• Russian: университе́т (universitét) — academic institution
• Russian: вуз (vuz) — academic institution
• Russian: вы́сшая шко́ла (výsšaja škóla) — academic institution
• Spanish: universidad — academic institution
• Spanish: insti — academic institution
• Spanish: liceo — academic institution
• Swedish: högskola — academic institution
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — academic institution
• Urdu: کلیہ (kulliya) — academic institution
• Urdu: دانش کدہ (dāniś kada) — academic institution
• Arabic: مَعْهَد (maʕhad) — institution of higher education
• Belarusian: кале́дж (kaljédž) — institution of higher education
• Bulgarian: коле́ж (koléž) — institution of higher education
• Catalan: universitat — institution of higher education
• Chinese Mandarin: 大學 /大学 (dàxué) — institution of higher education
• Esperanto: universitato — institution of higher education
• Esperanto: altlernejo — institution of higher education
• Finnish: korkeakoulu — institution of higher education
• Finnish: yliopisto — institution of higher education
• French: université — institution of higher education
• French: fac (short for faculté) — institution of higher education
• German: Fachhochschule — institution of higher education
• Greek: κολέγιο (kolégio) — institution of higher education
• Greek: πανεπιστήμιο (panepistímio) — institution of higher education
• Hebrew: מִכְלָלָה (mikhlalá) — institution of higher education
• Hindi: महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay) — institution of higher education
• Hungarian: egyetem — institution of higher education
• Hungarian: főiskola — institution of higher education
• Italian: scuola universitaria — institution of higher education
• Japanese: 大学 (daigaku) — institution of higher education
• Japanese: 大学校 (daigakkō) — institution of higher education
• Korean: 대학 (daehak) — institution of higher education
• Kyrgyz: коллеж (kollej) — institution of higher education
• Latin: collegium educationis superioris — institution of higher education
• Lithuanian: koledžas — institution of higher education
• Macedonian: ви́ша шко́ла (víša škóla) — institution of higher education
• Malay: maktab — institution of higher education
• Malayalam: കോളേജ് (kōḷējŭ) — institution of higher education
• Malayalam: കലാലയം (kalālayaṁ) — institution of higher education
• Māori: kāreti — institution of higher education
• Iranian Persian: دانِشْکَدِه (dâneškade) — institution of higher education
• Polish: szkoła wyższa — institution of higher education
• Portuguese: IES — institution of higher education
• Portuguese: instituição de ensino superior — institution of higher education
• Russian: вуз (vuz) — institution of higher education
• Russian: институ́т (institút) — institution of higher education
• Russian: вы́сшая шко́ла (výsšaja škóla) — institution of higher education
• Russian: ко́лледж (kólledž) — institution of higher education
• Russian: колле́ж (kolléž) — institution of higher education
• Serbo-Croatian: висока школа — institution of higher education
• Serbo-Croatian: visoka škola — institution of higher education
• Sindhi: ڪاليج (kālej) — institution of higher education
• Spanish: escuela universitaria — institution of higher education
• Swedish: högskola — institution of higher education
• Swedish: fakultet — institution of higher education
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — institution of higher education
• Ukrainian: ко́ледж (kóledž) — institution of higher education
• Urdu: کالِج (kālij) — institution of higher education
• Wolaytta: kolleejjiya class noun — institution of higher education
• Arabic: كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Chinese Mandarin: 大學 /大学 (dàxué) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Esperanto: universitato — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Esperanto: fakultato — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Finnish: korkeakoulu — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Greek: πανεπιστήμιο (panepistímio) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Hebrew: מִכְלָלָה (mikhlalá) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Hindi: महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Hungarian: egyetem — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Hungarian: főiskola — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Ido: kolegio — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Japanese: 大学 (daigaku) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Japanese: 単科大学 (tanka daigaku) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Japanese: 学部 (gakubu) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Japanese: 大学校 (daigakkō) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Kazakh: институт (institut) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Lithuanian: koledžas — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Macedonian: ви́ша шко́ла (víša škóla) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Malayalam: കോളേജ് (kōḷējŭ) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Malayalam: കലാലയം (kalālayaṁ) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Iranian Persian: دانِشْکَدِه (dâneškade) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Portuguese: faculdade — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Romanian: facultate — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Russian: вуз (vuz) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Russian: институ́т (institút) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Russian: вы́сшая шко́ла (výsšaja škóla) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Russian: ко́лледж (kólledž) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Serbo-Croatian: виша школа — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Serbo-Croatian: viša škola — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Spanish: escuela universitaria — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Swedish: högskola — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Tajik: коллеҷ (kollej) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Urdu: دانِش گاہ (dāniś gāh) — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Vietnamese: trường cao đẳng — institution of higher education teaching undergraduates
• Finnish: opiskelu — attendance at an institution of higher education
• Russian: ко́лледж (kólledž) — attendance at an institution of higher education
• Russian: учи́лище (učílišče) — attendance at an institution of higher education
• Chinese Mandarin: 大專 /大专 (dàzhuān) — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Finnish: opisto — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Finnish: oppilaitos — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Spanish: escuela técnica — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Spanish: escuela de artes aplicadas — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Spanish: escuela de ciencias aplicadas — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees
• Arabic: مَعْهَد (maʕhad) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Chinese Mandarin: 學院 /学院 (xuéyuàn) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Finnish: korkeakoulu — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Greek: σχολή (scholí) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Hebrew: מִכְלָלָה (mikhlalá) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Hindi: महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Japanese: 学寮 (gakuryō) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Lithuanian: koledžas — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Macedonian: институ́т (institút) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Norman: collège — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Iranian Persian: دانِشْکَدِه (dâneškade) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Portuguese: setor — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Romanian: facultate — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Romanian: institut — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Russian: институ́т (institút) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Serbo-Croatian: инстѝтӯт — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Serbo-Croatian: instìtūt — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Spanish: facultad — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Urdu: دانِش گاہ (dāniś gāh) — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Welsh: coleg — non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university
• Chinese Mandarin: 專科學校 /专科学校 (zhuānkě xuéxiào) — specialized division of a university
• Dutch: faculteit — specialized division of a university
• Finnish: tiedekunta — specialized division of a university
• French: faculté — specialized division of a university
• Hindi: संकाय (saṅkāy) — specialized division of a university
• Hungarian: kar — specialized division of a university
• Hungarian: intézet — specialized division of a university
• Hungarian: fakultás — specialized division of a university
• Italian: facoltà — specialized division of a university
• Japanese: 学部 (gakubu) — specialized division of a university
• Japanese: 学科 (gakka) — specialized division of a university
• Macedonian: факулте́т (fakultét) — specialized division of a university
• Polish: wydział — specialized division of a university
• Portuguese: faculdade — specialized division of a university
• Russian: факульте́т (fakulʹtét) — specialized division of a university
• Russian: отделе́ние (otdelénije) — specialized division of a university
• Serbo-Croatian: факу̀лте̄т — specialized division of a university
• Serbo-Croatian: fakùltēt — specialized division of a university
• Spanish: facultad — specialized division of a university
• Swedish: fakultet — specialized division of a university
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — specialized division of a university
• Vietnamese: khoa — specialized division of a university
• Chinese Mandarin: 私立高中 (sīlì gāozhōng) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Finnish: opisto — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Greek: σχολή (scholí) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Hindi: महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Japanese: 私立学校 — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Japanese: 私学 — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Lithuanian: koledžas — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Macedonian: учи́лиште (učílište) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Māori: kāreti — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Iranian Persian: آموزِشْگاه (âmuzešgâh) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Portuguese: colégio — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Russian: те́хникум (téxnikum) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Russian: учи́лище (učílišče) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Serbo-Croatian: у̀чилӣште — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Serbo-Croatian: ùčilīšte — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Turkish: kolej — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Welsh: coleg — in the formal names of private schools: secondary school
• Arabic: كُلِّيَّة (kulliyya) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Bengali: মহাবিদ্যালয় (mohabiddaloẏ) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Chinese Mandarin: 學院 /学院 (xuéyuàn) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Finnish: opisto — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• German: Berufsfachschule — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• German: Berufskolleg — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Greek: κολέγιο (kolégio) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Hindi: महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Japanese: 学園 (gakuen) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Japanese: 学院 — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Lithuanian: koledžas — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Macedonian: учи́лиште (učílište) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Macedonian: акаде́мија (akadémija) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Malay: kolej — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Norman: collège — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Iranian Persian: آموزِشْگاه (âmuzešgâh) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Iranian Persian: کالِج (kâlej) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Portuguese: faculdade — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Romanian: colegiu — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Romanian: școală secundară — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Russian: те́хникум (téxnikum) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Russian: учи́лище (učílišče) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Russian: ко́лледж (kólledž) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Serbo-Croatian: ко̀леџ — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Serbo-Croatian: велеучилиште — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Serbo-Croatian: виша школа — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Serbo-Croatian: kòledž — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Serbo-Croatian: veleučilište — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Serbo-Croatian: viša škola — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Slovak: vysoká škola — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Urdu: کالِج (kālij) — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Welsh: coleg — institution of further education at an intermediate level
• Finnish: toisen asteen oppilaitos — high school or secondary school
• Spanish: colegio — high school or secondary school
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — high school or secondary school
• Chinese Mandarin: 大學 /大学 (dàxué) — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Finnish: opisto — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Finnish: oppilaitos — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Finnish: aikuisoppilaitos — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• German: Berufskolleg — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• German: Fachschule — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Japanese: 大学 (daigaku) — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Lithuanian: koledžas — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Norman: collège — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Iranian Persian: آموزِشْگاه (âmuzešgâh) — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Portuguese: faculdade — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Romanian: colegiu — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Russian: ПТУ (PTU) — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Russian: ко́лледж (kólledž) — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai) — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Welsh: coleg — institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level
• Chinese Mandarin: 校舍 (xiàoshè) — residential hall of a university
• Finnish: asuntola — residential hall of a university
• Hindi: आवासीय शाला (āvāsīya śālā) — residential hall of a university
• Japanese: 寮 (ryō) — residential hall of a university
• Japanese: 学生寮 (gakuseiryō) — residential hall of a university
• Iranian Persian: دانِشْکَدِه (dâneškade) — residential hall of a university
• Russian: общежи́тие (obščežítije) — residential hall of a university