college

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An academic institution.

   College of Engineering

2. 2
   noun

   A group of people sharing common purposes or goals, especially ecclesiastics or professionals; a corporate group; a group of colleagues.

   Near-synonyms: society, association, academy

3. 3
   noun

   a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

4. 4
   noun

   the body of faculty and students of a college

5. 5
   noun

   an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees

6. 6
   noun

   An electoral college.

7. 7
   name

   A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.

8. 8
   name

   A township in Knox County, Ohio, United States, named for Kenyon College.

Etymology

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-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle Engli…