collegiate institute


noun
  1. (in Canada) a fully accredited high school teaching academic subjects under the supervision of a provincial government.

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How to use collegiate institute in a sentence

  • Oberlin College, which began as a collegiate institute in 1833, was in 1850 chartered as a college.

    The Teacher | George Herbert Palmer
  • The collegiate institute took in raw material and turned out teachers, more teachers than anything.

    The Imperialist | (a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette Duncan
  • He received a common school education and studied one year in Brockport collegiate institute.

    Fifty Years In The Northwest | William Henry Carman Folsom
  • In consequence of these changes we shall hereafter be deprived of your valuable assistance in the collegiate institute.

    A Man of Honor | George Cary Eggleston
  • The city owns its park and has a fine educational system, including a collegiate institute.

British Dictionary definitions for collegiate institute

collegiate institute

noun
  1. Canadian (in certain provinces) a large secondary school with an academic, rather than vocational, emphasis

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