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jmdict 1418650 Active (id: 1150177)
短期大学 [ichi1,news1,nf23]
たんきだいがく [ichi1,news1,nf23]
1. [n]
▶ junior college
▶ [expl] vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1418780 短大【たんだい】 1. junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution



History:
3. A 2013-12-16 08:15:59  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2013-12-09 01:52:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr.
  Comments:
"junior college" is 米語, and I'm not sure it maps that well, hence the proposed explanation. ("junior college" is not used much in Australia, but when it is, it means a junior high school.)
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +19,1 @@
+<gloss g_type="expl">vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution</gloss>
1. A* 2013-12-08 02:32:05  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
daij say "2 or 3"
  Diff:
@@ -18,1 +18,1 @@
-<gloss>(two year) junior college</gloss>
+<gloss>junior college</gloss>

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