high school en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪ.skul/ (US)
- [ˈhɐɪsku̟ɫ] (US)
- /ˈhʌɪskul/ Canada, idle-idol split
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hyȝ scole (“school for higher education”). Cognate with Dutch hogeschool (“academy, university, graduate school”), German Hochschule (“academy, college, university”). By surface analysis, high + school.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
- (Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, countable, uncountable) A secondary school.
- (Philippines, countable, uncountable) A secondary education school, consisting of junior high school and senior high school (grades 7-12)
- (Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable) A secondary education school for years 1-4 (now junior high school)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| high schools | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| HS | alternative | lexicographic | |
| high-school | alternative | lexicographic | |
| highschool | alternative, proscribed | lexicographic |
Deriveds
high schooler · senior high school · junior high school
Descendants
high school · hayskol · haiskul · hayskul · hay-iskul
Translations (92)
bg гимназия (secondary school) · id sekolah menengah atas (secondary school) · it ginnasio (secondary school) · pt liceu (secondary school) · es bachillerato (secondary school) · ka უმაღლესი სკოლა (secondary school) · mk средно училиште (secondary school) · lt gimnazija (secondary school) · hy միջնակարգ դպրոց (secondary school) · de Mittelschule (secondary school) · bg средно училище (secondary school) · de Oberschule (secondary school) · cmn 中學 /中学 (secondary school) · id sekolah menengah umum (secondary school) · cmn 高中 (secondary school) · ht lekòl segondè (secondary school) · ro gimnaziu (secondary school) · lad kolej (secondary school) · pt secundário (secondary school) · pdt Huachschool (secondary school) · af hoërskool (secondary school) · ms sekolah menengah (secondary school) · ru сре́дняя шко́ла (secondary school) · eo mezlernejo (secondary school) · id sekolah menengah (secondary school) · el γυμνάσιο (secondary school) · tg мактаби миёна (secondary school) · km វិទ្យាល័យ (secondary school) · et keskkool (secondary school) · eo gimnazio (secondary school) · da gymnasium (secondary school) · et gümnaasium (secondary school) · sv high school (secondary school) · it liceo (secondary school) · pt secundária (secondary school) · es secundaria (secondary school) · pl szkoła średnia (secondary school) · es preparatoria (secondary school) · it liceo scientifico (secondary school) · sk stredná škola (secondary school) · ms sekolah tinggi (secondary school) · tl hay-iskul (secondary school) · fa دبیرستان (secondary school) · ga ardscoil (secondary school) · fi lukio (secondary school) · pt ensino médio (secondary school) · sh gimnazija (secondary school) · hu gimnázium (secondary school) · ro școală secundară (secondary school) · fr lycée (secondary school) · az lise (secondary school) · gd àrd-sgoil (secondary school) · vi trường trung học phổ thông (secondary school) · tr lise (secondary school) · cs střední škola (secondary school) · hu középiskola (secondary school) · ar مَدْرَسَة ثَانَوِيَّة (secondary school) · sv gymnasie (secondary school) · nl middelbare school (secondary school) · yi גימנאַזיע (secondary school) · ja 高等学校 (secondary school) · fr école secondaire (secondary school) · km សាលាជាន់ខ្ពស់ (secondary school) · ko 고등학교 (secondary school) · sh средња школа (secondary school) · fa لیسه (secondary school) · mk гимназија (secondary school) · nb vidaregåande skole (secondary school) · az ali məktəb (secondary school) · io gimnazio (secondary school) · lad lise (secondary school) · eo liceo (secondary school) · he בֵּית סֵפֶר תִּיכוֹן (secondary school) · th ไฮสกูล (secondary school) · acw ثانوي (secondary school) · el λύκειο (secondary school) · yi הײַסקול (secondary school) · sv gymnasieskola (secondary school) · vo julilüv (secondary school) · ro școală medie (secondary school) · bg средно (secondary school) · nb videregående skole (secondary school) · cmn 高級中學 /高级中学 (secondary school) · sh srednja škola (secondary school) · it liceo classico (secondary school) · fr collège (secondary school) · is menntaskóli (secondary school) · ro liceu (secondary school) · yi מיטלשול (secondary school) · tl hayskul (secondary school) · ja 高校 (secondary school) · nb vidaregåande skule (secondary school)