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interschool

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The interschool basketball tournament was held in March.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interscholastic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English school English interschool From inter- + school.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: məktəblərarası — occurring or taking place between two or more schools
  • Estonian: koolidevaheline — occurring or taking place between two or more schools
  • Finnish: koulujenvälinen — occurring or taking place between two or more schools
  • French: interscolaire — occurring or taking place between two or more schools
  • Irish: idirscoile — occurring or taking place between two or more schools
  • Kazakh: мектепаралық (mekteparalyq) — occurring or taking place between two or more schools
  • Polish: międzyszkolny — occurring or taking place between two or more schools