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exchange student

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noun

  • exchange students
    plural
  1. a secondary-school or college student who studies for a period, usually one year, at a foreign institution as part of a reciprocal program between two institutions or countries.


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He later visited Moscow as an exchange student, then returned to work in finance in the mid-1990s.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Mary Millben first traveled to China in 2006 as an exchange student from the University of Oklahoma.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The first was 7-0 Belgium exchange student Gilles Dierickx when he was coaching at Chaminade in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

Consider what happened to Daniela Shields, whose daughter Alli was an exchange student in Hong Kong in 2019.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

Hassan said, “I'm a Kuwaiti exchange student; my dad's an oil baron.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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