Etimology
From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.
noun
college (plural colleges)
(obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
(in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
(politics) An electoral college.
An academic institution. [From 1560s.]
Examples
College of Cardinals, College of Surgeons
The Salii were not limited to Rome; similar colleges of dancing priests are known to have existed in many towns of ancient Italy.
College of Engineering
She's still in college
These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Balliol College, Oxford
University College, London
Eton College
Related words
synonyms
(specialized division of a university) department, faculty, school
hyponyms
arts college
community college
electoral college
junior college
residential college
senior college
technical college
tertiary college
university college
related terms
collegiate
collegium
old college try