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TAFE

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /teɪf/
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  • rhymes with -eɪf

1

noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of technical and further education.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A college offering courses in technical and vocational education.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 技術與繼續教育 /技术与继续教育 (jìshù yǔ jìxù jiàoyù) — technical and further education
  • Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu — technical and further education
  • French: IUT (institut universitaire de technologie) — technical and further education
  • Chinese Mandarin: 技校 (jìxiào) — college
  • Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu — college
  • French: IUT (institut universitaire de technologie) — college