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associate's degree

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An academic degree awarded after the equivalent of approximately two years of college education, usually by a community college.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 副學士 /副学士 (fùxuéshì) — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Finnish: kandidaatti — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Indonesian: sarjana muda — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Japanese: 準学士 — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Malay: ijazah bersekutu — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Persian: کاردانی (kârdâni) — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Polish: tytuł współpracownika — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Portuguese: tecnólogo — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Spanish: grado de asociado — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Spanish: bachillerato — degree awarded after 2 years of college education
  • Spanish: diplomatura — degree awarded after 2 years of college education