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matura

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

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Matura.

Borrowed from Latin mātūra.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мату́ра (matúra) — final exam in certain European countries
  • Bulgarian: зре́лостен и́зпит (zrélosten ízpit) — final exam in certain European countries
  • Czech: maturita — final exam in certain European countries
  • German: Matura — final exam in certain European countries
  • Hungarian: érettségi — final exam in certain European countries
  • Hungarian: érettségi vizsga — final exam in certain European countries
  • Italian: maturità — final exam in certain European countries
  • Latin: mātūritās — final exam in certain European countries
  • Latin: mātūra — final exam in certain European countries
  • Norwegian Bokmål: matura — final exam in certain European countries
  • Polish: matura — final exam in certain European countries
  • Serbo-Croatian: матура (matura) — final exam in certain European countries