noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/
Canada, US:/ˈɪntɝnʃɪp/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:IH1 N T ER0 N SH IH2 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work experience
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
The first year of a medical residency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work experience
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the position of a medical intern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English intern Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English internship From intern + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
passantia
— job taken by a student
Catalan:
pràcticum
— job taken by a student
Catalan:
pràctiques
— job taken by a student
Chinese Mandarin:
實習 /实习
(shíxí)
— job taken by a student
Czech:
stáž
— job taken by a student
Danish:
praktikplads
— job taken by a student
Dutch:
stage
— job taken by a student
Esperanto:
staĝo
— job taken by a student
Estonian:
internatuur
— job taken by a student
Finnish:
työharjoittelupaikka
— job taken by a student
Finnish:
työharjoittelu
— job taken by a student
French:
stage
— job taken by a student
Galician:
estaxio
— job taken by a student
German:
Praktikum
— job taken by a student
German:
Stage
— job taken by a student
Hebrew:
התמחות
(hitmakhút)
— job taken by a student
Hungarian:
gyakornoki munka
— job taken by a student
Icelandic:
starfsnám
— job taken by a student
Italian:
stage
— job taken by a student
Italian:
tirocinio
— job taken by a student
Japanese:
インターンシップ
(intānshippu)
— job taken by a student
Japanese:
実習
(jisshū)
— job taken by a student
Japanese:
工場実習
(kōjō jisshū)
— job taken by a student
Lithuanian:
praktika
— job taken by a student
Macedonian:
стаж
(staž)
— job taken by a student
Macedonian:
стажи́рање
(stažíranje)
— job taken by a student
Persian:
کارآموزی
(kâr-âmuzi)
— job taken by a student
Persian:
انترنی
(anterni)
— job taken by a student
Persian:
استاژ
(estâž)
— job taken by a student
Persian:
کارورزی
(kâr-varzi)
— job taken by a student
Polish:
staż
— job taken by a student
Portuguese:
estágio
— job taken by a student
Romanian:
stagiu
— job taken by a student
Russian:
пра́ктика
(práktika)
— job taken by a student
Russian:
интернату́ра
(intɛrnatúra)
— job taken by a student
Russian:
стажиро́вка
(stažiróvka)
— job taken by a student
Serbo-Croatian:
staž
— job taken by a student
Serbo-Croatian:
стаж
— job taken by a student
Slovene:
pripravništvo
— job taken by a student
Slovene:
praksa
— job taken by a student
Spanish:
pasantía
— job taken by a student
Spanish:
práctica
— job taken by a student
Spanish:
prácticas
— job taken by a student
Swedish:
praktik
— job taken by a student
Turkish:
staj
— job taken by a student
Vietnamese:
thực tập
— job taken by a student
Yiddish:
פּראַקטיקום
(praktikum)
— job taken by a student
Yiddish:
סטאַזש
(stazh)
— job taken by a student
Yiddish:
סטאַזשירונג
(stazhirung)
— job taken by a student