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college

college

noun KOL-lejj Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: English loanword, from Latin collegium (association of colleagues).

Also means

boarding school

Usage Note

College is an invariable loanword in Italian — its plural is also college (no -s). It most commonly refers to a residential school or university college, not a full university (università). Used mainly in reference to British or American institutions.

Examples

"Ha studiato in un college prestigioso."

Natural Translation

He studied at a prestigious college.

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