educational

English

Etymology

education +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɛd͡ʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/, /ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛd͡ʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/, /ˌɛd͡ʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/

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Adjective

educational (comparative more educational, superlative most educational)

1. Of, or relating to education.

   A school is an educational establishment.

2. Instructive, or helping to educate.

   They were shown an educational film about VD.

   I can't see the educational value of going on a field trip to the clothes factory.

Synonyms

• (helping to educate): educative, instructive, didactic

Hyponyms

• self-educational

Derived terms

• educational institution
• educationalist
• educational psychology
• educational visit
• ejamacational

 

Translations

Of or pertaining to education

• Afrikaans: opvoedkundig
• Albanian: arsimor (sq), arsimtar (sq), mësimor (sq)
• Armenian: կրթական (hy) (krtʿakan)
• Bengali: তালিমী (bn) (talimi), শিক্ষামূলক (bn) (śikkhamulok)
• Catalan: educatiu (ca)
• Czech: vzdělávací (cs), výchovný (cs)
• Danish: uddannelses-, uddannelsesmæssig, pædagogisk
• Dutch: opvoedkundig (nl), onderwijskundig (nl)
• French: éducatif (fr)
• Friulian: educatîf
• Galician: educativo (gl)
• Georgian: საგანმანათლებლო (saganmanatleblo)
• German: Bildungs-, pädagogisch (de), edukativ (rare)
• Greek: εκπαιδευτικός (el) (ekpaideftikós)

  Ancient: παιδευτικός (paideutikós)

• Hebrew: חינוכי (khinukhí)
• Irish: oideachasúil, oideachais, oideasach
• Italian: educativo (it)
• Japanese: 教育上の (kyōikujō no)
• Maltese: edukazzjonali, edukattiv
• Manx: ynsee
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pedagogisk

  Nynorsk: pedagogisk

• Occitan: educatiu (oc)
• Plautdietsch: belierungswieet
• Polish: edukacyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: educacional (pt), educativo (pt)
• Russian: образова́тельный (ru) (obrazovátelʹnyj), уче́бный (ru) (učébnyj)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: kubłański

• Spanish: educativo (es), educacional (es)
• Ukrainian: осві́тній (osvítnij), навча́льний (uk) (navčálʹnyj)
• Welsh: addysgol (cy)

Instructive

• Afrikaans: opvoedkundig
• Armenian: ուսուցողական (hy) (usucʿoġakan)
• Catalan: didàctic
• Danish: lærerig
• German: lehrreich (de)
• Hebrew: חינוכי (khinukhí)
• Italian: istruttivo (it)
• Japanese: 教育的な (kyōikuteki na)
• Manx: ynsee
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lærerik

  Nynorsk: lærerik

• Portuguese: educativo (pt)
• Russian: образова́тельный (ru) (obrazovátelʹnyj), воспита́тельный (ru) (vospitátelʹnyj), уче́бный (ru) (učébnyj)

Noun

educational (plural educationals)

1. A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip