Meanings
noungraduate school (plural graduate schools)
plural graduate schools
- A school that awards advanced degrees, such as doctoral degrees; a postgraduate school.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 研究生院, 大學院 /大学院
- 研究生院 (yánjiūshēngyuàn)a school that awards advanced degrees
- 大學院 /大学院 (dàxuéyuàn)a school that awards advanced degrees
Estonian magistriõpe
- magistriõpea school that awards advanced degrees
Finnish tohtorikoulu
- tohtorikoulua school that awards advanced degrees
French école d'études avancées
- école d'études avancéesa school that awards advanced degrees
German Graduiertenschule
- Graduiertenschulea school that awards advanced degrees
Hungarian doktori iskola, mesterképzés
- doktori iskolaa school that awards advanced degrees
- mesterképzésa school that awards advanced degrees
Japanese 大学院
- 大学院 (daigakuin)a school that awards advanced degrees
Korean 대학원
- 대학원 (daehagwon)a school that awards advanced degrees
Polish studia podyplomowe
- studia podyplomowea school that awards advanced degrees
Russian аспиранту́ра
- аспиранту́ра (aspirantúra)a school that awards advanced degrees
Tagalog dalubhasikan
- dalubhasikana school that awards advanced degrees
Ukrainian аспіранту́ра
- аспіранту́ра (aspirantúra)a school that awards advanced degrees
Vietnamese trường cao học
- trường cao họca school that awards advanced degrees
Cite this entry
APA
graduate school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20school
MLA
“graduate school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graduate school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20school.
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