Tertiary Meaning in English

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التعريف

Tertiary means third in order, level, or importance. It is often used to describe education after secondary school or the third sector of the economy.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly academic or formal. Common collocations: 'tertiary education' (university/college), 'tertiary sector' (services industry). Rarely used in everyday conversation except in academic or technical contexts. Not used for people.

• Spanish: terciario
• Portuguese (BR): terciário
• Portuguese (PT): terciário
• Chinese (Simplified): 第三（级）的 - 第三产业的
• Chinese (Traditional): 第三（級）的 - 第三產業的
• Hindi: तृतीय - तीसरा (स्तर)
• Arabic: ثالث - ثالثي (مستوى/ترتيب)
• Bengali: তৃতীয় - উচ্চশিক্ষা (বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) - সেবা খাত
• Russian: третичный - высшее образование (университетский) - третичный сектор
• Japanese: 第3の - 高等教育（大学など） - 第三次産業
• Vietnamese: cấp ba - giáo dục đại học - khu vực dịch vụ (khu vực ba)
• Korean: 제3의 - 고등 교육 - 3차 산업
• Turkish: üçüncül - yükseköğretim - üçüncül sektör
• Urdu: تیسرے درجے کا - اعلی تعلیم - خدمت کا شعبہ
• Indonesian: tersier - pendidikan tinggi - sektor jasa

جمل نموذجية

The tertiary sector includes services like banking and tourism.

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After high school, most students go on to some form of tertiary education.

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A tertiary hospital handles more complex medical cases referred by primary and secondary care.

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She plans to continue her studies in tertiary education.

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Gold is sometimes found in tertiary rocks.

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Jobs in the tertiary sector are becoming more common than those in manufacturing.

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