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политехникум (a school or college in which technical subjects, e.g. engineering and building, are taught); политехнический институт; политехнический колледж; многопрофильный техникум (especially in Britain before 1992) a college where students study for degrees, especially in technical subjects, or train for particular types of work: " a polytechnic student/course " I considered applying to university, but I eventually decided to go to the local poly. CALD. Most polytechnics are now called, and have the same status as, universities. OALD Alexander Demidov) |
