exchange student
noun
: a student from one country received into an institution in another country often in exchange for one sent to an institution in the home country of the first
Examples of exchange student in a Sentence
I went to Germany as an exchange student.
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Long Duk Dong is an awkward, nerdy Chinese exchange student who communicates in broken English and American catchphrases, causing him to be lampooned by the rest of the characters.
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Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
The 1992 death of Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, caused reverberations around the world.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
The 1992 death of Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, caused reverberations around the world.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for exchange student
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“Exchange student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exchange%20student. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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