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Definition of “classmate

classmate (ˈklɑːsˌmeɪtPronunciation for classmate

Definitions

noun

  1. a friend or contemporary of the same class in a school, college, etc

Translations

  • British English: classmate Pronunciation for classmate Your classmates are students in the same class as you at school or college.ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt NOUN
  • Spanish: compañero de clasePronunciation for compañero de clase nm compañera de clase
  • French: camarade de classePronunciation for camarade de classe nm
  • German: Mitschüler Pronunciation for Mitschüler nm Mitschülerin
  • Chinese: 同班同学Pronunciation for 同班同学 n
  • Arabic: زَمِيل الفَصْلPronunciation for زَمِيل الفَصْل n
  • Portuguese: colega de classePronunciation for colega de classe n
  • Russian: одноклассникPronunciation for одноклассник nm одноклассница
  • Croatian: suučenikPronunciation for suučenik nm
  • Czech: spolužákPronunciation for spolužák nm spolužačka
  • Danish: klassekammeratPronunciation for klassekammerat nutr
  • Dutch: klasgenootPronunciation for klasgenoot nm
  • Finnish: luokkatoveriPronunciation for luokkatoveri n
  • Greek: συμμαθητήςPronunciation for συμμαθητής n συμμαθήτρια
  • Italian: compagno di classePronunciation for compagno di classe nm compagna di classe
  • Japanese: 同級生Pronunciation for 同級生 n
  • Korean: 동급생Pronunciation for 동급생 n
  • Norwegian: klassekameratPronunciation for klassekamerat nm
  • Polish: kolega z klasyPronunciation for kolega z klasy nm koleżanka z klasy
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colega de classePronunciation for colega de classe n
  • European Spanish: compañero de clasePronunciation for compañero de clase nm compañera de clase
  • Swedish: klasskamratPronunciation for klasskamrat nutr
  • Thai: เพื่อนร่วมชั้นเรียนPronunciation for เพื่อนร่วมชั้นเรียน n
  • Turkish: sınıf arkadaşıPronunciation for sınıf arkadaşı n
  • Vietnamese: bạn cùng lớpPronunciation for bạn cùng lớp n

Usage examples

  • Edward Bloom was Priss's classmate in college, and an associate, through circumstance, for a generation afterward.
    Asimov, Isaac, The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995)
  • Shrapnel from the explosion killed her classmate Zafar on the spot but Nasreen escaped with a cut on her forehead.
    India Today (1997)
  • Although it was a non-speaking role she looked adorable as she sat on stage next to Joseph (her classmate Freddie Leith).
    Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
  • According to a former classmate : "Sacha was a nice Jewish boy who was close to his family.
    Times, Sunday Times (2002)
  • I had a friend in college who enjoyed gossiping with one particular classmate.
    Tada, Joni Eareckson, Diamonds in the Dust (1993)

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