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college vs junior college

junior college vs college

college and junior college both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
college Yes No No No
junior college Yes No No No
As nouns, junior college is a hyponym of college; that is, junior college is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than college:
  • college: an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
  • junior college: a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
Other hyponyms of college include business college, training college.
college (noun) junior college (noun)
a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
the body of faculty and students of a college
an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
Difference between college and junior college

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