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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbolsista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bolˈsistɐ
"O bolsista teve acesso à biblioteca principal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A student who has been awarded a scholarship to help pay for their education.
"The university welcomed all new scholarship-holders at an orientation dinner." - 2
A person who receives financial support or a grant for specialized research or study.
"As a prestigious scholarship-holder, she spent the academic year investigating renewable energy sources."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from scholarship (Middle English, from Old English scolere and Old French scholar, ultimately from Late Latin scholaris) combined with holder (from Middle English holden, Old English haldan). The compound emerged in the late 19th century as formal education systems expanded and institutions began offering financial stipends for academic merit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scholarship-holder" is said worldwide
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boursier
Transliteration: boorsye
"Le boursier a obtenu d'excellentes notes cette année."
Stipendiat
Transliteration: stipɛndiˈaːt
"Der Stipendiat bedankte sich für die finanzielle Unterstützung."
borsista
Transliteration: borˈzista
"Ogni borsista deve presentare una relazione annuale."
becario
Transliteration: beˈkaɾjo
"El becario comenzó sus investigaciones en el laboratorio."
bolsista
Transliteration: bolˈsistɐ
"O bolsista teve acesso à biblioteca principal."
छात्रवृत्ति धारक
Transliteration: chhatravritti dharak
"छात्रवृत्ति धारक को अपनी पढ़ाई पर ध्यान देना चाहिए।"
奖学金获得者
Transliteration: jiǎng xué jīn huò dé zhě
"作为一名奖学金获得者，她必须保持优异的成绩。"
장학생
Transliteration: janghaksaeng
"그 장학생은 매년 우수한 성적을 유지했습니다."
奨学生
Transliteration: shōgakusei
"奨学生として留学する機会を得ました。"
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