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Synonyms

training college

American  

noun

British.
  1. a school providing training for a special field or profession.


Etymology

Origin of training college

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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The disappearance of the 43 students - who all attended the same teacher training college in the town of Ayotzinapa - has long haunted Mexico.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

A number of years ago, Sinn Féin indicated it would begin attending ceremonies once reforms were implemented at the police training college.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

My parents kept trying to get me to go to teacher’s training college.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

According to the website of the Etilaat Roz, a longtime Kabul newspaper now based abroad, the seminary had recently been opened by local Taliban officials in the building of a former training college for teachers.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

He and Pa have decided he’ll go to a training college for evangelists.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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