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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscuola media
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈskwɔːla ˈmɛːdja
"I ragazzi frequentano la scuola media."
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A school for students typically between the ages of 12 and 15, corresponding to grades 7, 8, and sometimes 9, bridging elementary and senior high school.
"She is entering her second year at junior high school."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'junior' (from Latin 'iunior', meaning younger) and 'high school' (referring to secondary education institutions dating back to the 16th-century Scottish high schools and 19th-century American systems). The specific pairing emerged in the early 20th century in the United States to designate an intermediate school level bridging elementary education and senior high school.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Junior High School" is said worldwide
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collège
Transliteration: ko.lɛʒ
"Mon frère entre au collège cette année."
Mittelschule
Transliteration: ˈmɪtəlˌʃuːlə
"Er besucht die Mittelschule."
scuola media
Transliteration: ˈskwɔːla ˈmɛːdja
"I ragazzi frequentano la scuola media."
escuela secundaria
Transliteration: esˈkwela sekunˈdaɾja
"Ella asiste a la escuela secundaria."
ensino fundamental II
Transliteration: ẽˈsi.nu fũ.da.menˈtaw ˈdojs
"Ele estuda no ensino fundamental."
जूनियर हाई स्कूल
Transliteration: jūniyar hāī skūl
"मेरा भाई जूनियर हाई स्कूल में पढ़ता है।"
初级中学
Transliteration: chūjí zhōngxué
"他在初级中学读书。"
중학교
Transliteration: junghakgyo
"제 동생은 중학교에 다닙니다."
中学校
Transliteration: chūgakkō
"彼女は中学校に通っています。"
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