sixth-form college

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(in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms

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Words nearby sixth-form college

Sixth Amendment, sixth chord, sixth column, Sixth Commandment, sixth form, sixth-form college, sixth man, sixth sense, sixth year, sixtieth, Sixtine

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