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polytechnic

 noun
     
pol‧y‧tech‧nic [countable]
1SECSET a type of British college similar to a university, which provided training and degrees in many subjects, and existed until 1993
2 a word used in the names of high schools or colleges in the US, where you can study technical or scientific subjects:
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
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