politeknik

Indonesian

Etymology

From English polytechnic, from French polytechnique, from the École polytechnique, engineering school founded 1794 in Paris, from Greek πολύτεχνος (polýtechnos, skilled in many arts)," from πολύς "many" (see poly-) + τέχνη "art" (see technic).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [poliˈtɛknɪk]
  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧tèk‧nik

Noun

politeknik (plural politeknik-politeknik)

  1. polytechnic: a type of tertiary education institutions which specializes in applied sciences
    Synonym: institut teknologi
    Coordinate terms: akademi, akademi komunitas, institut, sekolah tinggi, universitas

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