colegio

Definitions of colegio
  1. noun
    a building where young people receive education
    synonyms: escuela
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    types:
    conservatorio
    a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
    externado
    a school building without boarding facilities
    escuela de arte
    a school specializing in art
    type of:
    edificio, inmueble
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  2. noun
    the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
    synonyms: mesa electoral
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    type of:
    asociación, comunidad, corporación, cuerpo
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  3. noun
    an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
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    type of:
    institución docente
    an institution dedicated to education
  4. noun
    a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
    synonyms: guardería, parvulario
  5. noun
    a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
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    type of:
    centro docente
    an educational institution
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