Highschool — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːtmɛlt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪskuːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪskuːl/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːtmɛlt/.

Examples

he goes to the neighborhood highschool

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

high school senior high school senior high high

Parts of Speech

noun	a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 “he goes to the neighborhood highschool”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weiterführende Schule

eine öffentliche weiterführende Schule, die in der Regel die Klassen 9 bis 12 umfasst

🇫🇷French

lycée

une école secondaire publique comprenant généralement la 9e à la 12e année

🇪🇸Spanish

escuela secundaria

una escuela secundaria pública que generalmente incluye los grados 9 a 12

🇮🇹Italian

Scuola superiore

una scuola secondaria pubblica che di solito comprende i gradi dal 9 al 12

🇳🇱Dutch

middelbare school

een openbare middelbare school, meestal met de groepen 9 tot en met 12

🇵🇹Portuguese

ensino médio

uma escola secundária pública geralmente incluindo as séries 9 a 12

🇷🇺Russian

средняя школа

государственная средняя школа, обычно включающая с 9 по 12 классы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हाई स्कूल

एक सार्वजनिक माध्यमिक विद्यालय जिसमें आमतौर पर कक्षा 9 से 12 तक शामिल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়

একটি পাবলিক মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয় সাধারণত 9 থেকে 12 গ্রেড সহ

🇮🇳Tamil

உயர்நிலைப்பள்ளி

பொதுவாக 9 முதல் 12 வரையிலான வகுப்புகளை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு பொது மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉన్నత పాఠశాల

ఒక పబ్లిక్ సెకండరీ పాఠశాల సాధారణంగా 9 నుండి 12 తరగతులతో సహా

🇮🇳Marathi

हायस्कूल

सार्वजनिक माध्यमिक शाळा सामान्यत: इयत्ता 9 ते 12 पर्यंत असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉચ્ચ શાળા

સામાન્ય રીતે ધોરણ 9 થી 12 નો સમાવેશ કરતી જાહેર માધ્યમિક શાળા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೌಢಶಾಲೆ

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆಯು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ 9 ರಿಂದ 12 ನೇ ತರಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈസ്കൂൾ

സാധാരണയായി 9 മുതൽ 12 വരെയുള്ള ഗ്രേഡുകൾ ഉൾപ്പെടെയുള്ള ഒരു പൊതു സെക്കൻഡറി സ്കൂൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈ ਸਕੂਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਬਲਿਕ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗ੍ਰੇਡ 9 ਤੋਂ 12 ਤੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائی اسکول

ایک پبلک سیکنڈری اسکول جس میں عام طور پر گریڈ 9 سے 12 تک شامل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

中学

公立中学，通常包括 9 至 12 年级

🇯🇵Japanese

高校

通常9年生から12年生までを含む公立中等学校

🇰🇷Korean

고등학교

일반적으로 9~12학년을 포함하는 공립 중등학교

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trường trung học

một trường trung học công lập thường bao gồm từ lớp 9 đến lớp 12

🇹🇭Thai

มัธยมปลาย

โรงเรียนมัธยมของรัฐโดยปกติจะรวมถึงเกรด 9 ถึง 12

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekolah menengah atas

sekolah menengah negeri biasanya mencakup kelas 9 sampai 12

🇵🇭Filipino

hayskul

isang pampublikong paaralang sekondarya na karaniwang kasama ang mga baitang 9 hanggang 12

🇲🇾Malay

sekolah menengah

sekolah menengah awam biasanya termasuk gred 9 hingga 12

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المدرسة الثانوية

مدرسة ثانوية عامة تتضمن عادةً الصفوف من 9 إلى 12

🇮🇷Persian

دبیرستان

یک مدرسه متوسطه دولتی معمولاً شامل کلاس های 9 تا 12 است

🇹🇷Turkish

lise

genellikle 9'dan 12'ye kadar olan sınıfları içeren bir devlet ortaokulu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תיכון

בית ספר תיכון ציבורי הכולל בדרך כלל כיתות ט' עד יב'

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