collegiate institute
(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 PalmerThe collegiate institute took in raw material and turned out teachers, more teachers than anything.
The Imperialist | (a.k.a. Mrs. Everard Cotes) Sara Jeannette DuncanHe received a common school education and studied one year in Brockport collegiate institute.
Fifty Years In The Northwest | William Henry Carman FolsomIn consequence of these changes we shall hereafter be deprived of your valuable assistance in the collegiate institute.
A Man of Honor | George Cary EgglestonThe city owns its park and has a fine educational system, including a collegiate institute.
Canada West 1914 | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for collegiate institute
Canadian (in certain provinces) a large secondary school with an academic, rather than vocational, emphasis
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