junior high

A form of junior high school — A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. It often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.

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Meanings

nounjunior high (countable and uncountable, plural junior highs)

plural junior highs

  1. abbreviationcountableellipsisinformaluncountableEllipsis of junior high school.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades

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junior high school
Broader
secondary schoollyceumlycee
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junior high school

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

junior high. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20high

MLA

“junior high.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20high. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junior high,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20high.

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