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HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree
Synonyms:
Higher National Diploma; HND
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Higher National Diploma" is a kind of...):
diploma; sheepskin (a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)