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schoolbag

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

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  • /ˈskuːl.bæɡ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bag for carrying school books and supplies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag

History

Etymology

From school + bag.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: партфэ́ль (partfélʹ) — satchel
  • Bulgarian: ра́ница (ránica) — satchel
  • Chinese Cantonese: 書包 /书包 (syu1 baau1) — satchel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 書包 /书包 (shūbāo) — satchel
  • Danish: skoletaske — satchel
  • Dutch: boekentas — satchel
  • Estonian: koolikott — satchel
  • Finnish: koululaukku — satchel
  • Finnish: koulureppu — satchel
  • French: cartable — satchel
  • French: sac d'école — satchel
  • Georgian: პორტფელი (ṗorṭpeli) — satchel
  • German: Schultasche — satchel
  • German: Schulranzen — satchel
  • German: Tornister — satchel
  • Gujarati: દફતર (daphtar) — satchel
  • Hungarian: iskolatáska — satchel
  • Icelandic: skólataska — satchel
  • Irish: mála scoile — satchel
  • Italian: zaino — satchel
  • Japanese: 通学鞄 (tsūgaku-kaban) — satchel
  • Japanese: ランドセル (randoseru) — satchel
  • Khmer: កាបូបសិស្ស (kaaboupsəh) — satchel
  • Korean: 책가방 (chaekgabang) — satchel
  • Malay: beg sekolah — satchel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skoleveske — satchel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skoleveske — satchel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skuleveske — satchel
  • Portuguese: mochila — satchel
  • Romanian: ghiozdan — satchel
  • Russian: портфе́ль (portfélʹ) — satchel
  • Russian: шко́льный портфе́ль (škólʹnyj portfélʹ) — satchel
  • Russian: ра́нец (ránec) — satchel
  • Russian: шко́льный рюкза́к (škólʹnyj rjukzák) — satchel
  • Russian: су́мка (súmka) — satchel
  • Spanish: mochila — satchel
  • Swedish: skolväska — satchel
  • Tibetan: ཡིག་ཕད (yig phad) — satchel
  • Turkish: okul çantası — satchel
  • Ukrainian: портфе́ль (portfélʹ) — satchel
  • Vietnamese: cặp — satchel
  • Vietnamese: cặp sách — satchel