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co-ed

/ˌkəʊˈed/adjective

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सह-शिक्षा वाला (लड़के-लड़कियाँ साथ पढ़ें)

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    (of a school or college) teaching boys and girls together

    सह-शिक्षा वाला (लड़के-लड़कियाँ साथ पढ़ें)

    • Radhika studied in a co-ed school.
    • The college became co-ed in the 1990s.
    • Co-ed schools are common in most Indian cities.
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    • He moved from an all-boys school to a co-ed college.
    • The co-ed hostel has separate floors for boys and girls.

    Synonyms mixed

noun
  1. 1

    [C] old-fashioned

    a female student at a mixed college or university

    सह-शिक्षा वाले कॉलेज की छात्रा

    • She was the only co-ed in the engineering class.
    • The newspaper article quoted a co-ed from the university.
    • In the 1950s, a co-ed in that college was a rare sight.
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    • A co-ed won the debating prize this year.
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co-ed (adjective)

Describes a school, college or team that teaches or includes boys and girls together.

ऐसे स्कूल, कॉलेज या टीम का वर्णन करता है जिसमें लड़के और लड़कियाँ साथ पढ़ते या खेलते हैं।

  • Radhika studied in a co-ed school.
  • The college has co-ed hostels in separate blocks.

co-ed + noun

It is placed before nouns such as school, class, team or dormitory.

यह school, class, team या dormitory जैसे noun से पहले आता है।

  • The co-ed team won the district trophy.
  • A co-ed class can be livelier.

a co-ed (noun, old-fashioned)

In older American usage, a female student at a mixed college; now considered dated and not used for women today.

पुराने अमेरिकी प्रयोग में मिश्रित कॉलेज की छात्रा; अब यह शब्द पुराना माना जाता है।

  • In the 1950s a co-ed was a rare sight at some universities.

co-ed vs coeducational

Coeducational is the full formal word; co-ed is shorter and more informal.

Coeducational पूरा formal शब्द है; co-ed छोटा और अधिक informal है।

  • The government introduced coeducational schools in many districts.

go co-ed / become co-ed

An institution that changes from single-sex to mixed is said to go co-ed.

जो संस्था केवल लड़कों या लड़कियों की होने से मिश्रित बन जाए, वह 'go co-ed' कहलाती है।

  • The old boys' school finally went co-ed this year.
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co-ed + noun

schoolcollegehostelclassteam

  • The new co-ed college opened last year.

adverb + co-ed

fullypartlymostlyentirelytraditionally

  • The university is fully co-ed now.

verb + co-ed

becomegoturnremainchoose

  • The school went co-ed in 2005.

co-ed + activity

sportseventstripsprogrammedebate

  • The co-ed trip to the fort was a great success.
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  • Most government schools in the city are co-ed.

शहर के अधिकांश सरकारी स्कूल co-ed हैं।

  • He studied at a boys' school but joined a co-ed college later.

वह लड़कों के स्कूल में पढ़ा, पर बाद में co-ed कॉलेज में गया।

  • The principal said the co-ed system improves teamwork.

प्रधानाचार्य ने कहा कि co-ed व्यवस्था टीम-भावना बढ़ाती है।

  • Radhika captained the co-ed cricket team of her college.

राधिका ने अपने कॉलेज की co-ed क्रिकेट टीम की कप्तानी की।

  • Co-ed hostels have strict timings and security.

Co-ed हॉस्टलों में समय और सुरक्षा के सख़्त नियम होते हैं।

  • The district sports meet had co-ed relay races for the first time.

ज़िला खेल-समारोह में पहली बार co-ed रिले दौड़ें हुईं।

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These words describe how schools are organised by gender.

ये शब्द बताते हैं कि स्कूल लिंग के आधार पर कैसे व्यवस्थित हैं।

co-ed

Teaching boys and girls together.

लड़कों और लड़कियों को साथ पढ़ाने वाला।

  • It is a co-ed school.

single-sex

Only boys or only girls.

केवल लड़के या केवल लड़कियाँ।

  • She studied in a single-sex school.

mixed

Including both sexes; often the British word for co-ed.

दोनों लिंग शामिल; प्रायः co-ed के लिए British शब्द।

  • It is a mixed school.
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§Grammar and usage

Usage: As a noun meaning a female student, co-ed is now considered old-fashioned.

Usage: महिला छात्रा के अर्थ में noun के रूप में co-ed अब पुराने ढंग का माना जाता है।