scholarship (ˈskɒləʃɪp
)
Definitions
noun
- academic achievement; erudition; learning
- financial aid provided for a scholar because of academic merit
- the position of a student who gains this financial aid
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a scholarship student
- the qualities of a scholar
Synonyms
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learning,
education,
culture,
knowledge,
wisdom,
accomplishments,
attainments,
lore,
erudition,
academic study
book-learning,
Translations
- British English:
scholarship
If you get a scholarship to a school or university, your studies are paid for by the school or university, or by some other organization.He got a scholarship to the university.ˈskɒləʃɪp NOUN He got a scholarship to the university.
- Spanish:
beca
nf
- French:
bourse
nf
- German: Gelehrsamkeit nf
- Chinese: 奖学金 n
- Arabic: مِنْحَةٌ دِرَاسِيَّة n
- Portuguese: bolsa de estudo nf
- Russian: ученость nf
- Croatian: stipendija nf
- Czech: vzdělanost nf
- Danish: stipendium nnt
- Dutch: studiebeurs n
- Finnish: oppineisuus n
- Greek: υποτροφία nf
- Italian: borsa di studio nf
- Japanese: 学問 n
- Korean: 장학금 n
- Norwegian: stipend nnt
- Polish: stypendium nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: bolsa nf
- European Spanish:
beca
nf
- Swedish: stipendium nnt stipendier
- Thai: ทุนเล่าเรียน n
- Turkish: burs n
- Vietnamese: sự uyên bác n
Usage examples
Whoever had him killed didn't like the idea of a scholarship boy knocking on the last door.
, The Endless Game (1986)Prof. Neville arranged for private tutelage in pursuit of a scholarship at Cambridge.
Globe and Mail (2003)At 11, he was one of just three boys chosen for a tennis scholarship designed to find new British talent for Wimbledon.
Sun, News of the World (2001)However, the `mechanical communication model" exploded by Thomas does not inform all North American communication scholarship.
, Television - policy and culture (1990)