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junior school

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A school providing primary education to children.

A school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: education

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Meaning 2

A school providing primary education to children.

Usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 2 and 5.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Topics: education

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Meaning 3

A school providing primary education to children.

A school teaching children from kindergarten to Grade 5; an elementary school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Ontario

Topics: education

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Meaning 4

British school for children aged 7-11

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: grade school, grammar school, elementary school, primary school

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