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Meanings of junior in English

Portuguese
júnior

Younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service.

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júnior
Catalan
júnior

Level in figure skating.

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júnior
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Examples for "juniors"
Examples for "juniors"
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I've never forgotten that because in juniors he was really, really good.
The Guardian
2
It's a brand-new year, we're juniors now, and word is he's available.
Deadly little secret
3
The program will also offer financial support to low-paid juniors and assistants.
Reuters
4
Through the lines of shrieking juniors the team passed into the pavilion.
The Loom of Youth
5
His juniors had never seen the sergeant in converse with a woman.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance

Used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college.

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A son who has the same first name as his father.

Usage of junior in English
1
Democratic Left, the junior partner, abstained in protest at labour market reforms.
The Guardian
2
Neither of these new posts will include extra junior ministerial posts, however.
The Guardian
3
What factors pushed you to come back and try again junior year?
Ebony
4
I was in my junior year at North Carolina ANT State University.
Ebony
5
We'd taken a road trip in the spring of her junior year.
Stiltsville: a novel
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But, she said the deal would leave junior colleagues in the cold.
Radio NZ
7
Mississippi State was led by junior guard Fred Thomas with 14 points.
Reuters
8
Opportunities for junior doctors to benefit from clinical experience are extremely limited.
The Guardian
9
She is just 17 and has another year left as a junior.
The Irish Times
10
Fusae graduated from junior high and began working at a fish market.
Villain
11
In January, I went back to Tech to finish my junior year.
A ticket to the circus: a memoir
12
Medical error is common and junior doctors are more vulnerable to err.
Pubmed
13
Two years ago Bouchard won junior Wimbledon, staying in Laura Robson's house.
The Guardian
14
Mr Cullen then had responsibility for the OPW as a junior minister.
The Irish Times
15
Talks are expected to resume today in the junior hospital doctors' dispute.
The Irish Times
16
But the star of the junior dayroom was not in the ascendant.
The Head of Kay's
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Portuguese
júnior
Catalan
júnior
Junior through the time
Junior across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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