Synonyms and antonyms of The school or university year in American Thesaurus

frosh week (noun)

Americaninformal a period of activities for new students before the start of the academic year, to introduce them to college life

grade (noun)

education one of the levels of school in the U.S. that lasts one year. Students in the same grade are all about the same age

half term (noun)

British a vacation from school or college at midterm

half term (noun)

British one half of a school or college term

long vacation (noun)

British summer vacation

matric (noun)

South Africaninformal in South Africa, the twelfth and final year of school

midterm (adjective)

happening in the middle part of a government’s time in power, or in the middle part of a university or school term

midterm break (noun)

a short vacation from school in the middle of a semester

open house (noun)

American an occasion when an organization such as a company or school allows people to visit and see what is done there

semester (noun)

one of the two periods of about 18 weeks that the school year is divided into in some countries, for example the U.S.

spring break (noun)

American a short vacation from school or college that lasts for a week in March or April

spring break (noun)

British a short vacation from school or work that you have in the spring

start back ()

if school, college, etc. starts back, classes begin again after a break

summer holiday (noun)

British a summer vacation

summer vacation (noun)

the period of time in the summer when schools, colleges, and universities are closed

term (noun)

education one of the periods of time into which the year is divided for students. In the U.S. a term can be, for example, a year, a semester, or a trimester

termly (adjective)

British happening every term in a British school or university

trimester (noun)

a period of three months, especially during the time when a woman is pregnant

trimester (noun)

one of three periods that a year is divided into in some U.S. schools and colleges

vacation (noun)

a period of time when a school is closed