Dictionary

postgraduate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
   • In May, a proclamation was issued specifically targeting Chinese nationals and denying them F and J visas used to attend graduate and postgraduate programs in the US. Trump’s new action suspends the issuance of new visas H-1B visas for professional workers; H-2Bs for non-agricultural seasonal workers, J-1s for cultural exchanges and L-1s for intracompany transfers. 2020 June 23, Ushma S. Neill, “The hidden health cost of Trump’s visa freeze”, in CNN:

Antonyms

undergraduate · pregraduate

Deriveds

postgrad

Descendants

postgraduaat

Translations (19)

de weiterführend (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · hy ասպիրանտական (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · vi cao học (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · hi स्नातकोत्तर (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · de Graduierten- (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · el μεταπτυχιακός (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · de postgradual (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · hu posztgraduális (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · ms pascasiswazah (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · es de postgrado (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · pl podyplomowy (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · ru послеву́зовский (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · es postgraduado (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · cmn 研究生的 (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · fi jatko-opinto- (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · de Doktoranden- (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · bg следдипломен (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · de Aufbau- (of studies taking place after completing a degree) · id pascasarjana (of studies taking place after completing a degree)

postgraduate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduate English postgraduate From post- + graduate.

Meanings

1. A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

Forms

Synonyms

graduate student · postgrad · PG

Translations (29)

ru аспира́нтка (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · gd for-cheumnaiche (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · sv forskarstuderande (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · sv doktorand (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · es postgraduado (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ko 원생 (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ja 院生 (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · hu PhD-hallgató (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · es estudiante de postgrado (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · hy ասպիրանտ (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · yi אַספּיראַנט (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · hu doktorandusz (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · bg докторант (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · fi jatko-opiskelija (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · hi स्नातकोत्तर (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · bg аспирант (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · pl magistrant (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ja 大学院生 (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · el μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · mk постдипло́мец (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · cmn 研究生 (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ga iarchéimí (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · pt pós-graduando (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · yi אַספּיראַנטקע (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ru аспира́нт (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ug ئاسپىرانت (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · pl magistrantka (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ms pascasiswazah (a person continuing to study after completing a degree) · ja 研究生 (a person continuing to study after completing a degree)