junior high school

/ˌdʒunjər haɪ skul/
/ˈdʒunjə haɪ skul/
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Other forms: junior high schools

Definitions of junior high school
  1. noun
    a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
    synonyms: junior high
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    type of:
    Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school
    a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
Pronunciation
US
/ˌdʒunjər haɪ skul/
UK
/ˈdʒunjə haɪ skul/
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