college

n. council; institution of higher education that grants degrees

College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of colleagues (see, for example electoral college, College of Arms, College of Cardinals). Originally, it meant a group of persons living together under a common set of rules (con- = "together" + leg- = "law" or lego = "I choose"); indeed, some colleges call their members "fellows". The precise usage of the term varies among English-speaking countries.
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Noun
1. the body of faculty and students of a college
(hypernym) body
(hyponym) business college
(part-holonym) academia, academe
2. an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
(hypernym) educational institution
(member-holonym) university
3. British slang for prison
(hypernym) prison, prison house
4. a complex of buildings in which a college is housed
(hypernym) building complex, complex
(hyponym) Dartmouth College, Dartmouth

n. college, institution of higher education that grants degrees

n. college, school, academy, high school