collège
See also: college
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French college, from Old French college, borrowed from Latin collēgium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.lɛʒ/
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Noun
collège m (plural collèges)
- academy
- junior high school
- (Switzerland) high school, secondary school
- (Louisiana) college, university
Coordinate terms
- lycée (“high school, secondary school”)
Derived terms
- collège électoral
- collégien
Descendants
- → Turkish: kolej
References
- “collège”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Noun
collège m (plural collèges)
- Alternative form of college
Norman
Etymology
From Old French college, from Latin collēgium.
Noun
collège m (plural collèges)
- (Jersey) college
Derived terms
- collégien (“college boy”)