technicum

noun

tech·​ni·​cum

variants or technikum

ˈteknə̇kəm

plural -s

: a technical school especially in the U.S.S.R.

Word History

Etymology

Russian or German; Russian tekhnikum, from German technikum, from Greek technikon, neuter of technikos technical

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