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university college

university college noun: a tertiary educational institution that is a constituent unit of a university, and whose degrees are granted through the parent university.

Noun

university college (plural university colleges)

  1. A tertiary educational institution that is a constituent unit of a university, and whose degrees are granted through the parent university.

Proper noun capitalized: University College

University College

  1. (Oxford University) University College, Oxford.
  2. (historical, Cambridge University) Former name of Wolfson College, Cambridge.

Forms of university college

pluraluniversity colleges

Questions about university college

What does university college mean?
University college means a tertiary educational institution that is a constituent unit of a university, and whose degrees are granted through the parent university.
What part of speech is university college?
University college can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of university college?
The plural of university college is university colleges.

Words near university college in the dictionary

  1. universitizes
  2. universitizing
  3. university
  4. university belt
  5. University City
  6. university college
  7. university colleges
  8. university extension
  9. university extensions
  10. University Hall
  11. University Hills

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