college

noun

1. A corporate group; a group of colleagues.

2. (in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.

   College of Cardinals, College of Surgeons

3. An electoral college.

4. An academic institution.

5. A specialized division of a university.

   College of Engineering

6. An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

7. A university.

8. Attendance at an institution of higher education.

   These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.

9. A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.

10. A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.

    Pembroke College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; University College, London

11. An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.

12. An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).

13. A high school or secondary school.

    Eton College

14. A private (non-government) primary or high school.

15. A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.

16. A government high school, short for junior college.

17. (in Chile) A bilingual school.