junior high school

noun

: a school usually including grades seven to nine

called also junior high

Examples of junior high school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hey Frankenstein, one of Kandice’s classmates greeted her in front of the junior high school cafeteria. Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024 In 1998, Moriarty became a principal of a junior high school in Fairport, N.Y. Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for junior high school 

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of junior high school was in 1907

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“Junior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20high%20school. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

junior high school

noun
: a school usually including the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades

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