junior school
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- noun
- /ˈdʒuːniə skuːl/
- UK
:
escuela primaria
- In junior school, we learned basic math and reading skills every day.
I went to a school, it was called Classic, Classic Junior School.
- I went to a school, it was called Classic, Classic Junior School.
- My first school was at a school called Handsworth Junior Schools, not far from where we used to live.
- So when she was in Junior School, every morning without fail, as she left, I, my husband would take her to school and I would say I can.
Examples
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After finishing junior school, I moved on to secondary school with excitement.
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My first school was at a school called Handsworth Junior Schools, not far from where we used to live.
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I was his junior school teacher.
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The daughter taught in a junior school.
Fiction book (1998) -
I think it would have been helpful for him to have had 10 minutes of homework a day in his last year of junior school.
Blog text (15) -
This isn't junior school anymore.
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I went to Virginia Water Junior School and then on to Skate Cliff Prep School in Inglefield Green.
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The inclusion of traditional rhymes and chants, particularly in early childhood and junior school settings, may be considered by some to be common practice.
Academic text (2012) -
Kids in UK junior schools are taught that 'research' is going online and typing a word in Google. 'Presenting a research project' is simply printing that out and carrying it to school.
Blog text (5) -
It used to be a nightmare, and in the end, we took her out of junior school and tutored her at home for a couple of terms.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
A school for children aged five to eleven where they learn basic subjects
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a school for younger children (typically ages 7–11)' is transparently built from 'junior' (younger/for children) + 'school' (educational institution). This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning (even if the exact age range might need contextual clarification).
Etymology
Junior school comes from the simple idea that junior means younger and school is a place to learn, so it marks the stage after 'infant' school and before secondary school. That's why junior school means 'a school for children aged about 7 to 11'.