English noun: college | |||
1. | college (group) the body of faculty and students of a college | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
Part meronym | academe, academia | ||
Member meronym | college | ||
2. | college (group) an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university | ||
Broader (hypernym) | educational institution | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | business college, junior college, training college | ||
Member holonym | college | ||
Member meronym | university | ||
3. | college (artifact) a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | building complex, complex | ||
Instance hyponym | Dartmouth, Dartmouth College | ||