polytechnic

American  

[pol-ee-tek-nik] / ˌpɒl iˈtɛk nɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects.

   a polytechnic institute.

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noun

1. a school or other institution in which instruction in technical subjects is given.

polytechnic British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈtɛknɪk /

noun

1. a college offering advanced full- and part-time courses, esp vocational courses, in many fields at and below degree standard

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adjective

1. of or relating to technical instruction and training

Etymology

Origin of polytechnic

1795–1805; poly- + technic, modeled on French polytechnique

Example Sentences

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polytechnic

"I knew only one other black fellow in Sunderland, he was at the polytechnic," remembers Gregoire.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Last academic year — in anticipation of a large enrollment jump after becoming a polytechnic campus — the university announced it would prioritize limited on-campus housing for first-year students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2023

Rebranded as the Cornley Youth Theater, and for reasons of liability or just sheer embarrassment no longer associated with a polytechnic institute, it has returned to Broadway with its children’s version of J.M.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo announced that the space would be used to create a cultural and polytechnic center named after one of the country's most important poets, Jose Coronel Urtecho.

From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2022

It was proposed that a unified polytechnic school, which would fuse general and professional elements of education, would replace the current, professionally oriented polytechnic school.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.