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junior college
noun
: an educational institution that offers two years of studies corresponding to those in the first two years of a four-year college and that often offers technical, vocational, and liberal studies to the adults of a community
Examples of junior college in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, 6-foot-5, 281-pound junior college transfer Brien Taylor Jr. was the nation’s No. 3 defensive line prospect and No. 10 overall prospect, according to 247Sports.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2024
The wild card in the battle to name a new starter at right tackle may be junior college transfer Daylon Metoyer, who recently arrived on campus.
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Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2024
Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman’s staff members, preparing to film Brewster McCloud, encountered her as at a party in Houston in 1970.
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Jake Coyle, TIME, 11 July 2024
While attending junior college in her hometown of Houston, Duvall was discovered by Altman staff members and talked into taking a screen test.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“Junior college.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20college. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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junior college
noun
: a school that offers two years of studies similar to those in the first two years of a four-year college
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