school which includes grades five through eight; grades five through eight
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Middle school Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
middle school
n : a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary school , lyceum, lycee, gymnasium]
Noun
1. a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
(synonym) secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium
(hypernym) school
(hyponym) academy
Middle school Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable. In China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, the term middle school is used as a synonym for secondary school.
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