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state college

noun

: a college that is owned and run by one of the states of the U.S. as part of the state's public educational system

Full Definition of STATE COLLEGE

:  a college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education, and often forms part of the state university
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First Known Use of STATE COLLEGE

1831

State College

geographical name

Definition of STATE COLLEGE

borough cen Pennsylvania NE of Altoona pop 42,034

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