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ACADEMIA PREUNIVERSITARIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- college
1, record 1, English, college
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A non-degree-granting institution that offers technical or vocational post-secondary courses or courses for transfer to a university. 1, record 1, English, - college
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such institutions are often called "community colleges" or, in Quebec, the General and vocational college/Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP). 1, record 1, English, - college
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- collège
1, record 1, French, coll%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] établissement ne délivrant pas de diplômes, qui dispense des cours techniques ou professionnels ou des cours préparatoires à l'université. 1, record 1, French, - coll%C3%A8ge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces établissements portent souvent le nom de collège communautaire ou, au Québec, de Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP). 1, record 1, French, - coll%C3%A8ge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos de enseñanza
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- academia de preparación para acceso a la universidad
1, record 1, Spanish, academia%20de%20preparaci%C3%B3n%20para%20acceso%20a%20la%20universidad
correct, feminine noun, Spain
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escuela de preparación para acceso a la universidad 2, record 1, Spanish, escuela%20de%20preparaci%C3%B3n%20para%20acceso%20a%20la%20universidad
correct, feminine noun, Spain
- academia preuniversitaria 3, record 1, Spanish, academia%20preuniversitaria
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Peru
- escuela preuniversitaria 4, record 1, Spanish, escuela%20preuniversitaria
correct, feminine noun, Cuba, Peru
- instituto preuniversitario 4, record 1, Spanish, %20instituto%20preuniversitario%20
correct, masculine noun, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay
- preparatoria 5, record 1, Spanish, preparatoria
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- colegio de bachilleres 5, record 1, Spanish, colegio%20de%20bachilleres
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- vocacional 5, record 1, Spanish, vocacional
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pre-: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el prefijo pre-, igual que todos los prefijos, se escribe unido a la palabra, sin guion ni espacio: preelectoral, prehispánico, preindustrial [...] 6, record 1, Spanish, - academia%20de%20preparaci%C3%B3n%20para%20acceso%20a%20la%20universidad
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