högskola
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
hög (“high”) + skola (“school”)
Noun edit
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- college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields.
Usage notes edit
In practice, the term is also retained in some names of universities even after they were given permission to issue graduate degrees. See also the entry högskola in English Wikipedia.
Declension edit
| Declension of högskola | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | högskola | högskolan | högskolor | högskolorna |
| Genitive | högskolas | högskolans | högskolors | högskolornas |
Derived terms edit
- folkhögskola
- handelshögskola
- högskoleförordning
- högskolelag
- högskolepoäng
- högskolestudent
- teknisk högskola
See also edit
- lågstadium (grades 1-3)
- mellanstadium (grades 4-6)
- högstadium (grades 7-9)
- gymnasium (most commonly grades 10-12)
- universitet