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coeducation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

the education of male and female students in the same institution

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

education of men and women in the same institutions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Latin ēducātiōder. English education English coeducation From co- + education.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 男女同校 (nán-nǚ tóngxiào) — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Czech: koedukace — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Czech: společné vzdělávání chlapců a dívek — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Czech: společné vzdělávání obou pohlaví — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Finnish: yhteiskoulutus — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • French: éducation mixte — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • German: Koedukation — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Hungarian: koedukáció — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Indonesian: koedukasi — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Italian: coeducazione — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Japanese: 男女共学 (danjo kyōgaku) — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Korean: 남녀공학 (namnyeogonghak) — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Manx: co-edjaghys — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Polish: koedukacja — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Russian: совме́стное обуче́ние лиц обо́его по́ла (sovméstnoje obučénije lic obójevo póla) — education of both male and female students in the same institution
  • Spanish: coeducación — education of both male and female students in the same institution