eighth grade

English

Noun

eighth grade (plural eighth grades)

1. (US, education) The period in school that comes after seventh grade and before ninth grade.

Synonyms

• grade eight, grade 8 (Canada, Philippines)
• 2nd year, second year, sophomore (Philippines)

Derived terms

• eighth grader

Translations

period in school

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 初二 (zh) (chū'èr) (Mainland China), 國二／国二 (guó'èr) (Taiwan)

• Finnish: kahdeksas luokka (in Finland usually at ages 14-15)
• German: achte Klasse f
• Hungarian: nyolcadik osztály
• Japanese: 中学二年生 (chūgaku ninensei), 中二 (chūni)
• Portuguese: oitavo ano m
• Romanian: clasă a opta f
• Turkish: sekizinci sınıf