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kindergarten
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kin·der·gar·ten  (kndr-gärtn, -dn)
n. Abbr. K
A program or class for four-year-old to six-year-old children that serves as an introduction to school.

[German : Kinder, genitive pl. of Kind, child (from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind; see gen- in Indo-European roots) + Garten, garden (from Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots).]

kindergarten
Noun
a class or school for children under six years old [from German, literally: children's garden]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kindergartenkindergarten - a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
preschool - an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
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kindergarten [ˈkɪndəgɑːtn] njardín m de infancia
kindergarten [ˈkɪndəgɑːtn] njardin m d'enfants
kindergarten [ˈkɪndəgɑːtn] nKindergarten m
kindergarten [ˈkɪndəgɑːtn] ngiardino d'infanzia

kindergarten
n kindergarten [ˈkindəgaːtn]
a school for very young children. kleuterskool دار حِضانَه للأطْفال детска градина mateřská školka børnehave der Kindergarten νηπιαγωγείο parvulario lasteaed کودکستان lastentarha jardin d'enfants, école maternelle גַן יְלָדִים छोटे बच्चों का विद्यालय, शिशु पाठशाला dječji vrtić óvoda taman kanak-kanak leikskóli, dagheimili asilo infantile; scuola materna 保育園 보육원 vaikų darželis bērnudārzs taman bimbingan kanak-kanak peuterklas barnehage (barn under 5 år) przedszkole jardim de infância grădiniţă детский сад materská škôlka, jasle otroški vrtec zabavište lekskola, förskola โรงเรียนสำหรับเด็กอายุ 2 - 5 ปี yuva, ana okulu 幼兒園 дитячий садок چھوٹے بچوں کا اسکول vườn trẻ


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