junior college
junior college · junior colleges
An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a…An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.
» Tom is a junior in college.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.
(Singapore, countable, uncountable)A government high school, usually abbreviated to "JC".
More definitions
- a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
Examples
6 sentencesTom is a junior in college.
Tom is in his junior year in college.
Tom was in his junior year in college.
ruТом был на предпоследнем курсе колледжа. — sharptoothed
Some people take up a trade after junior college and some go to university.
Ziri's junior year in college has just started.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: junior colleges| Singular | junior college |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedjunior school
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable