Phrase guide

international student

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A student who studies in an institution of higher learning in a foreign country and is required to hold a student visa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 國際學生 /国际学生 (guójì xuéshēng) — student
  • Chinese Mandarin: 留學生 /留学生 (liúxuéshēng) — student
  • Chinese Mandarin: 留子 (liúzi) — student
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國際生 /国际生 (guójìshēng) — student
  • Finnish: ulkomaalainen opiskelija — student
  • Japanese: 留学生 (ryūgakusei) — student
  • Korean: 유학생 (yuhaksaeng) — student
  • Marathi: आंतरराष्ट्रीय विद्यार्थी (āntarrāṣṭrīy vidyārthī) — student
  • Marathi: आंतरराष्ट्रीय विद्यार्थिनी (āntarrāṣṭrīy vidyārthinī) — student
  • Vietnamese: du học sinh — student