national secondary school

noun

A government-funded or government-aided institution that provides secondary education using the Malay language as the primary medium of instruction.

OriginMalay sekolah menengah kebangsaan →
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Meanings

nounnational secondary school (plural national secondary schools)

plural national secondary schools

  1. MalaysiaeducationA government-funded or government-aided institution that provides secondary education using the Malay language as the primary medium of instruction.

Origin

  1. Malaysekolah menengah kebangsaan
  2. Englishnational secondary school

Calque of Malay sekolah menengah kebangsaan

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national secondary school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20secondary%20school

MLA

“national secondary school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20secondary%20school. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “national secondary school,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/national%20secondary%20school.

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