What does collegio in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word collegio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use collegio in Italian.

The word collegio in Italian means boarding school, college, college, association, board, committee, electoral constituency, voting constituency, teaching staff, teaching body, episcopal council, service academy, board of notaries, board of auditors, university residence, College of Cardinals. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word collegio

boarding school

sostantivo maschile (istituto scolastico residenziale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio padre da piccolo è stato in collegio.
My father went to a boarding school when he was little.

college

sostantivo maschile (consesso, gruppo) (group of persons sharing the same duties; not commonly used)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio zio era membro del collegio dei dottori della città.
My father was a member of the city's College of Physicians.

college, association, board, committee

sostantivo maschile (organismo deliberante) (authoritative group in a specific field or sector)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il collegio delibererà nel pomeriggio.
The board will decide in the afternoon.

electoral constituency, voting constituency

sostantivo maschile (circoscrizione elettorale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siccome siamo vicini di casa votiamo nello stesso collegio.
As we are neighbours we are part of the same voting constituency.

teaching staff, teaching body

episcopal council

service academy

(US)

board of notaries

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il collegio notarile si riunì fino a tarda notte.
The board of notaries met until late at night.

board of auditors

sostantivo maschile (organo di vigilanza)

university residence

College of Cardinals

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