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Definition of "coed" [coed]

  • A woman who attends a coeducational college or university. (noun)
  • Of or relating to an education system in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes; coeducational: a coed university. (adjective)
  • Open to both sexes: a coed dorm; a coed pool. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "coed" in a sentence
  • "The university had made a decision that he was not to be placed in coed housing, right?"
  • "Their decision was not to place him in coed housing so long as he consented to be placed elsewhere and other housing was available."
  • "Laura (southernxyl): The university had made a decision that he was not to be placed in coed housing, right?"