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