Phrase guide

vocational school

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a secondary school teaching the skilled trades

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trade school

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 職校 /职校 (zhíxiào) — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Dutch: beroepsschool — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Dutch: vakschool — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Finnish: ammattikoulu — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Finnish: ammattioppilaitos — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • French: lycée professionnel — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • German: Berufsschule — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • German: Fachschule — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Hungarian: szakközépiskola — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Indonesian: sekolah kejuruan — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Indonesian: sekolah vokasi — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Irish: gairmscoil — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Italian: scuola professionale — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Japanese: 専門学校 (senmon gakkō) — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Lithuanian: profesinė mokykla — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Macedonian: стручно школо (stručno školo) — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Macedonian: техникум (tehnikum) — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Polish: szkoła zawodowa — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Polish: zawodówka — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Portuguese: escola profissional — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Romanian: școală de meserii — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Russian: профессиона́льно-техни́ческое учи́лище (professionálʹno-texníčeskoje učílišče) — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Russian: ПТУ (PTU) — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Slovak: učňovka — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Spanish: escuela de formación profesional — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Swedish: yrkesskola — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Swedish: yrkesgymnasium — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.
  • Turkish: meslek okulu — 1. A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.