junior school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of junior school
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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I learned that Carr, then 25, had worked as a teaching assistant in Holly and Jessica's class at Soham junior school and knew them well.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
As a result of the visit, the junior school section of Springfield Primary had to close overnight.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
"But what about the kids in primary and junior school? It's way too unstable for them to make a living from this."
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2023
We had this one schoolroom divided into three sections — this is primary school, junior school, yeah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
But school fights, when they do occur—which is only once in a decade nowadays, unless you count junior school scuffles—are the outcome of weeks of suppressed bad blood, and are consequently brief and furious.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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