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college town

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A town or city that is dominated by its university population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مدينة جامعه — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Basque: unibertsitate-hiri — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Catalan: ciutat universitària — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大学城 (dàxué chéng) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Danish: universitetsby — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Dutch: universiteitsstad — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Estonian: ülikoolilinn — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Faroese: lestrarbýur — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Finnish: yliopistokaupunki — town or city dominated by its university population
  • French: ville universitaire — town or city dominated by its university population
  • German: Universitätsstadt — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Hebrew: עיר אוניברסיטאית — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Indonesian: kota perguruan tinggi — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Japanese: 大学都市 (daigaku toshi) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Japanese: 学園都市 (gakuentoshi) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Korean: 학술도시 (haksuldosi) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Korean: 대학도시 (daehakdosi) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Central Kurdish: شارۆچکەی کۆلێژ (şaroçkey kolêj) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Norwegian: universitetsby — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Persian: شهر دانشگاهی — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Polish: miasto uniwersyteckie — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Portuguese: cidade universitária — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Romanian: oraș universitar — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Russian: университетский город (universitetskij gorod) — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Spanish: ciudad universitaria — town or city dominated by its university population
  • Swedish: universitetsstad — town or city dominated by its university population