Synonyms and antonyms of The school or university year in British 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 US that lasts one year. Students in the same grade are all about the same age

half term (noun)

British a short holiday from school or university in the middle of a term (=one of the periods that the year is divided into). The American word is midterm break.

half term (noun)

British one half of a school or college term

long vacation (noun)

British a period of several weeks during the summer when university students are on holiday

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)

the half-term holiday from school

open day (noun)

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

prize day (noun)

British a day at school when prizes are given to students for doing well in sports and in particular subjects

prize-giving (noun)

British a ceremony where prizes are given, usually in a school

semester (noun)

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

speech day (noun)

British a formal occasion at a school when students get prizes and people make speeches

sports day (noun)

British a day at school when children compete against each other in different sports and their parents watch

spring break (noun)

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

start back ()

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

summer holiday (noun)

British the period of time in the summer when people do not work or go to school, college, or university

summer vacation (noun)

the period of time in the summer when universities are closed

term (noun)

education one of the periods of time into which the year is divided for students. In the UK, there are usually three terms: the autumn term, the spring term, and the summer term

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 or during a university year

vac (noun)

Britishinformal vacation

vacation (noun)

a period of time when a university is closed