Coll.

kɒl

Definition

Definition of Coll. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: College

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school for higher education after high school

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She studies at the local Coll.
He graduated from Coll. last year.
Coll. applications are due next month.

institute

university

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Origin of Coll.

Latin collatio (conference)

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French:Fac., ...
German:FH, ...
Italian:Coll., ...
Spanish:Col., ...
Portuguese:univ., ...
Chinese:学院, ...
Japanese:大, ...
Arabic:كلية, ...
Hebrew:מִכְלָלָה, ...
Russian:ин-т, ...
Ukrainian:коледж, ...
Hindi:कॉलेज, ...
Bengali:কলেজ, ...
Catalan:Col.legi, ...
Czech:vysoká škola, ...
Danish:højere læreanstalt, ...
Dutch:HBO, ...
Greek:Κολ., ...
Hungarian:főiskola, ...
Khmer:មហាវិទ្យាល័យ, ...
Korean:대학, ...
Persian:دانشکده, ...
Polish:kol., ...
Portuguese (BR):Facul., ...
Romanian:Univ., ...
Swedish:univ., ...
Thai:วิทยาลัย, ...
Turkish:Üniv., ...
Vietnamese:CĐ, ...

coll.

kəˈlɛktɪv

Definition of coll. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: colloquial

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used in casual or everyday conversation

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That word is coll. in this region.

informal

slang

abr: collegiate

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related to college or university students or activities

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The coll. dictionary is on the shelf.

collegiate

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Origin of coll.

abbreviation for 'college'

Examples of coll. in a sentence

This phrase is coll. in British English.
The coll. club meets every Friday.
She joined a coll. sports team.

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French:fam., univ., ...
German:ugs., studentisch, ...
Italian:coll., univ., ...
Spanish:coloq., col., ...
Portuguese:coloq., universitário, ...
Chinese:口语, 大学的, ...
Japanese:口語, 大, ...
Arabic:لغة عامية, جامعي, ...
Hebrew:בְּלָשׁוֹן הַדִּבּוּר, אַקָדֶמִי, ...
Russian:разг., студенческий, ...
Ukrainian:розм., студ., ...
Hindi:कोल., कॉलेजीय, ...
Bengali:কল., কলেজীয়, ...
Catalan:col.loq., coll., ...
Czech:hovor., vysokoškolský, ...
Danish:coll., ...
Dutch:informeel, stud., ...
Greek:καθημερινή γλώσσα, πανεπιστημιακός, ...
Hungarian:bizalmas, egyetemi, ...
Khmer:ភាសាសាមញ្ញ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងមហាវិទ្យាល័យ ឬសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ, ...
Korean:coll., 대학의, ...
Persian:محاوره‌ای, کالج, ...
Polish:pot., akad., ...
Portuguese (BR):coloq., acad., ...
Romanian:col., univ., ...
Swedish:vard., coll., ...
Thai:ภาษาพูด, เกี่ยวกับวิทยาลัย, ...
Turkish:halk ağzı, üniv., ...
Vietnamese:thg., ĐH, ...

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