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sixth grade

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Topics: education

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小六 (xiǎoliù) — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Finnish: kuudes luokka — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • German: sechste Klasse — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Hungarian: hatodik osztály — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Japanese: 小学六年 (shōgaku rokunen) — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Japanese: 小六 (shōroku) — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Portuguese: sexta série — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Portuguese: 6a série — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Romanian: clasă a șasea — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade
  • Turkish: altıncı sınıf — period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade