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junior high school
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junior high school
(noun)
junior high school
noun
plural
junior high schools
junior high school
noun
plural
junior high schools
Britannica Dictionary definition of JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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US
:
a school usually including the seventh, eighth, and sometimes ninth grades
—
called also
junior high
—
compare
high school
,
middle school
,
senior high school
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