| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school, especially for higher education |
Synonyms: |
boarding school, brainery, finishing school, halls of ivy, institute, military school, prep school, preparatory school, secondary school, seminary |
| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | society or institution interested in learning |
Synonyms: |
alliance, association, circle, council, federation, foundation, fraternity, institute, league |
| Main Entry: | alma mater |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school from which one has graduated |
Synonyms: |
academy, college, institution, old school, place of graduation, place of matriculation, university |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group in school |
Synonyms: |
academy, colloquium, course, course of study, division, form, grade, homeroom, lecture group, line, quiz group, recitation, room, round table, section, seminar, seminary, session, study, study group, subdivision, subject |
| Main Entry: | institute/institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization, usually educational |
Synonyms: |
academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, think tank, university |
| Main Entry: | school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place, system for educating |
Synonyms: |
academy, alma mater, blackboard, college, department, discipline, establishment, faculty, hall, halls of ivy, institute, institution, jail*, schoolhouse, seminary, university |
| Main Entry: | school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | persons receiving education |
Synonyms: |
academy, adherents, circle, class, clique, denomination, devotees, disciples, faction, followers, following, group, party, pupils, sect, set |
| Main Entry: | institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization |
Synonyms: |
academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, institute, institution, orphanage, school, seminar, seminary, society, system, university |
| Main Entry: | university |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | institution of higher education |
Synonyms: |
academy, college, educational institution |
| Notes: | The word college comes from Latin collegium, 'association, partnership,' from collega, 'partner in office.' The word university is from Latin universitas, 'the whole,' from universus, 'combined into one.' The difference between a college and a university is that a college offers degrees in one or a few specific areas, while a university is a collection of colleges. |
| Main Entry: | university |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | educational institution |
Synonyms: |
academy, college, institution, school |