sekolah menengah atas

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of sekolah menengah (high school (US), secondary school (UK)) +‎ atas (high), from

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˌkolah ˌmənəŋah ˈatas/ [səˌko.lah ˌmə.nə.ŋah ˈa.t̪as]
  • Rhymes: -atas
  • Syllabification: se‧ko‧lah me‧ne‧ngah a‧tas

Noun

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sekolah menengah atas

  1. (education) senior high school (US), upper secondary school (UK), abbreviated as SMA.

Usage notes

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This term was used from 1950 to 1961 and from 1968 to 1993 for general upper secondary education. Other similar terms are sekolah menengah tinggi (1942-1946), sekolah menengah umum atas (1946-1950), sekolah lanjutan tingkat atas (1963-1967) and sekolah menengah umum (1994-2004). This term has been in use since 2004 until today.

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