Tertiary Meaning in English

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Definición

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.

Uso & Matices

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

Oraciones de Ejemplo

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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