Phrase guide

school year

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The academic year of a school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: SY

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: academic year

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: year

History

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skooljaar — academic year of a school
  • Southern Altai: ӱредӱлӱ јыл (üredülü ǰïl) — academic year of a school
  • Armenian: ուսումնական տարի (usumnakan tari) — academic year of a school
  • Basque: eskola-urte — academic year of a school
  • Bulgarian: учебна година (učebna godina) — academic year of a school
  • Chinese Mandarin: 學年 /学年 (xuénián) — academic year of a school
  • Czech: školní rok — academic year of a school
  • Danish: skoleår — academic year of a school
  • Dutch: schooljaar — academic year of a school
  • Estonian: kooliaasta — academic year of a school
  • Finnish: lukuvuosi — academic year of a school
  • French: année scolaire — academic year of a school
  • German: Schuljahr — academic year of a school
  • Greek: χρονιά (chroniá) — academic year of a school
  • Hungarian: tanév — academic year of a school
  • Icelandic: skólaár — academic year of a school
  • Indonesian: tahun ajaran — academic year of a school
  • Italian: anno scolastico — academic year of a school
  • Japanese: 学年 (gakunen) — academic year of a school
  • Korean: 학년 (hangnyeon) — academic year of a school
  • Polish: rok szkolny — academic year of a school
  • Portuguese: ano escolar — academic year of a school
  • Russian: уче́бный год (učébnyj god) — academic year of a school
  • Spanish: año escolar — academic year of a school
  • Swedish: läsår — academic year of a school
  • Swedish: skolår — academic year of a school
  • Tagalog: taong panuruan — academic year of a school
  • Ukrainian: навча́льний рі́к (navčálʹnyj rík) — academic year of a school