högskola

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === (archaic) Hög-Skola, höghschola, högschole === Etymology === Compound of hög (“high”) +‎ skola (“school”). First attested in 1538. False friend of English high school. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²høːɡˌskuːla/ === Noun === högskola c college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields. ==== Usage notes ==== In practice, this term is also retained in some names of universities even after they were given permission to issue graduate degrees. See also högskola in English Wikipedia. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== lågstadium (grades 1-3) mellanstadium (grades 4-6) högstadium (grades 7-9) gymnasium (most commonly grades 10-12) universitet === References === === Further reading === “högskola”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)