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university of applied sciences

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An institution of higher education, which provides tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants professional degrees in a variety of subjects that typically lead to careers in e.g. engineering, nursing, commerce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: professional university, vocational university

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hogeschool — school
  • Dutch: hbo-school — school
  • Estonian: rakenduskõrgkool — school
  • Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu — school
  • German: Fachhochschule — school
  • Swedish: yrkeshögskola — school