higher education
noun [U]Definition
› education at a college or university where subjects are studied at an advanced levelTypes of educationUniversity and college education
(Definition of higher education noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adult education noun
- apprenticeship noun
- article noun (LAW)
- CAL
- classroom noun
- coeducation noun
- consciousness-raising noun
- e-learning noun
- educational adjective
- further education noun
- higher adjective (EDUCATION)
- homeschooling noun
- hothouse noun (EDUCATION)
- nursery adjective
- scholarly adjective
- scholarship noun
- scholastic adjective
- schooling noun
- special educational needs noun
- tertiary adjective (EDUCATION)
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