Meanings
nounfreshers' week (plural freshers' weeks)
plural freshers' weeks
- UKThe week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.
Synonyms: freshman week
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.
Similar
freshman week
Translations
French semaine d'intégration
- semaine d'intégrationThe week before the academic aspect
German Orientierungswoche
- OrientierungswocheThe week before the academic aspect
Hungarian gólyahét
- gólyahétThe week before the academic aspect
Polish tydzień adaptacyjny
- tydzień adaptacyjnyThe week before the academic aspect
Portuguese semana de calouros, calourada
- semana de calourosThe week before the academic aspect
- calouradaThe week before the academic aspect
Welsh wythnos y glas
- wythnos y glasThe week before the academic aspect
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Chicago
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