Phrase guide

educational institution

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, and universities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seat of learning

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an institution dedicated to education

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: institution, establishment

Narrower terms: preschool, school, college, university

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُؤَسَّسَة تَعْلِيمِيَّة (muʔassasa taʕlīmiyya) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Belarusian: навуча́льная ўстано́ва (navučálʹnaja wstanóva) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Catalan: institució educativa — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Chinese Mandarin: 教育機構 /教育机构 (jiàoyù jīgòu) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Czech: vzdělávací instituce — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Danish: uddannelsesinstitution — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Estonian: haridusasutus — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Finnish: oppilaitos — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • French: établissement d'enseignement — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • German: Bildungseinrichtung — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Hindi: शैक्षणिक संस्थान (śaikṣaṇik sansthān) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Japanese: 教育機関 (kyōiku kikan) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Khmer: បណ្ឌិត្យសភា (bɑndɨt saʼphiə) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Korean: 교육기관 (gyoyukgigwan) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Lao: ວິທະຍາຄານ (wi tha nyā khān) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Lao: ບັນດິດສະຖານ (ban dit sa thān) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Iranian Persian: مُؤَسِّسِهٔ آموزِشی (mo'assese-ye âmuzeši) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Polish: instytucja edukacyjna — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Portuguese: instituição educacional — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Russian: уче́бное заведе́ние (učébnoje zavedénije) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Slovak: vzdelávacia inštitúcia — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Spanish: centro educativo — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Swedish: utbildningsinstitution — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Tamil: கல்விநிலையம் (kalvinilaiyam) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Thai: สถาบันการศึกษา (sà-tǎa-ban-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Thai: วิทยาคาร (wít-tá-yaa-kaan) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Ukrainian: навча́льний за́клад (navčálʹnyj základ) — place where people of different ages gain an education
  • Urdu: تَعْلِیمی اِدارَہ (ta'līmī idāra) — place where people of different ages gain an education