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cram school

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Synonyms: tuition centre

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 補習社 /补习社 (bou2 zaap6 se5) — specialised school
  • Chinese Mandarin: 補習班 /补习班 (bǔxíbān) — specialised school
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輔導班 /辅导班 (fǔdǎobān) — specialised school
  • Finnish: valmennuskurssi — specialised school
  • French: classe préparatoire — specialised school
  • French: prépa — specialised school
  • German: Paukschule — specialised school
  • Greek: φροντιστήριο (frontistírio) — specialised school
  • Indonesian: bimbel — specialised school
  • Japanese: 塾 (juku) — specialised school
  • Japanese: 学習塾 (gakushū juku) — specialised school
  • Japanese: 予備校 (yobikō) — specialised school
  • Korean: 학원 (hagwon) — specialised school
  • Polish: kursy — specialised school
  • Portuguese: cursinho — specialised school
  • Russian: подготови́тельные ку́рсы (podgotovítelʹnyje kúrsy) — specialised school
  • Russian: ку́рсы (kúrsy) — specialised school
  • Spanish: clases particulares — specialised school
  • Spanish: cursos de nivelación — specialised school
  • Spanish: escuela preparatoria/intensiva — specialised school
  • Thai: โรงเรียนกวดวิชา (roong rian gùat wí-chaa) — specialised school
  • Turkish: dershane — specialised school
  • Vietnamese: lò luyện thi — specialised school