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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescollegiale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kolleˈdʒale
"Il collegiale indossava la tradizionale toga nera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A student on the foundation at Eton College who resides within the historic college buildings.
"As a Colleger, he wore a traditional black academic gown over his school uniform." - 2
An inhabitant or member of a college; a college student.
"The older texts referred to every resident undergraduate simply as a colleger."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'college' with the agent suffix '-er', originating in British English, particularly associated with historic public schools like Eton College. Historically, it refers specifically to a foundation scholar living in the college as opposed to an 'oppidan' (day boy or non-foundation student). Over time, it has also occasionally seen informal usage to denote a student attending a college.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colleger" is said worldwide
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boursier d'un collège
Transliteration: bursje d'œn kɔlɛʒ
"Le colleger portait une toge noire traditionnelle."
Stipendiat
Transliteration: ʃti.pɛnˈdi̯aːt
"Der Stipendiat lebte direkt auf dem historischen Schulgelände."
collegiale
Transliteration: kolleˈdʒale
"Il collegiale indossava la tradizionale toga nera."
colegial
Transliteration: koleˈxjal
"El colegial residía en los edificios históricos de la institución."
internato bolsista
Transliteration: ĩtɛɾˈnatu bowˈsistɐ
"O aluno bolsista destacava-se nos estudos acadêmicos."
कॉलेज छात्र
Transliteration: kolēj chhātr
"वह ऐतिहासिक कॉलेज का एक छात्र था।"
寄宿生
Transliteration: jì sù shēng
"这名寄宿生穿着传统的黑色学术长袍。"
장학생
Transliteration: jang-hak-saeng
"그 장학생은 기숙사에 머물렀습니다."
寮生
Transliteration: ryōsei
"その寮生は伝統的なガウンを着用していました。"
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