hogeschool
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch hogeschool.
Noun
edithogeschool (plural hogeschools)
- A Dutch polytechnic or college; a higher education institution of lower rank than a university.
Dutch
editEtymology
editUniverbation of hoge + school. Cf. Middle Dutch hoochschole.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithogeschool f (plural hogescholen, diminutive hogeschooltje n)
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: hogeskool
- → English: hogeschool
- → Indonesian: sekolah tinggi (calque)
- → Papiamentu: skol superior (calque)
- → West Frisian: hegeskoalle (calque)