As a Noun:
1. A private Catholic school for the deaf in Sydney (NSW, Australia), called Saint Gabriel's School for the Deaf.
As a Noun:
1. A Roman Catholic school for the deaf at Waratah in the Australian state of New South Wales, called the Rosary Convent School.
2. A town near Newcastle, in New South Wales, called Waratah.
Auslan SignbankDictionary#4554 history.ISL
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As a Noun:
1. The events of the past. English = history.
2. A subject studied in school, colleges, and universities that deals with the past. English = history.
As a Noun:
1. An idea which is suggested as a possible explanation for something, but which has not yet been proved to be correct, a formal word. English = hypothesis.
Auslan SignbankDictionary#1339 librarian
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As a Noun:
1. An institution or part of an institution that keeps books and newspapers for people to read. A member is usually allowed to borrow books for certain periods of time. English = library.
2. A person who is in charge of a library or who has been trained to do responsible work in a library. English = librarian.
As a Noun:
1. A room in a house or school for children to play in. English = playroom.
Auslan SignbankDictionary#1124 prefect
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As a Noun:
1. An older pupil at a school who does special duties and helps the teachers to control the younger pupils. English = prefect.
2. A small piece of cloth, metal or paper that is worn on your chest and which has your name on it. English = name tag.
Augmented Meaning:
1. When placed on the forehead, a variant of this sign can mean "a defining label or name" of a person in a negative stereotypical sense.
Note:
1. Can also be made with the fingers closed together, in the "spoon" handshape.
Auslan SignbankDictionary#1765 uniform
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As a Noun:
1. A special set of clothes which some people, for example soldiers or the police, wear at work, and which some children wear at school. English = uniform.
As a Verb or Adjective:
1. To be dressed up in or wearing a uniform.
As a Noun:
1. An educational institution where students study for degrees and where academic research is done. English = university.
2. A stiff black cap with a flat, square top and a tassel hanging from it. It is sometimes worn on formal occasions by university students and teachers. English = mortarboard.
3. A person who has successfully completed a degree course and received a certificate that shows this. English = graduate.
As a Verb or Adjective:
1. To successfully complete a degree course and receive a certificate that shows this. English = graduate.
As a Noun:
1. The course of study and the examinations you have passed in a particular area of knowledge which give you the knowledge and skills to do something. English = qualifications.
2. A statement which shows that you have completed and passed a course of study. English = degree, diploma, certificate, qualification.
As a Verb or Adjective:
1. To pass the examinations in a course of study in a particular area of knowledge which gives you the knowledge and skills to do something. English = qualify, (be) qualified.
2. To have a statement which shows that you have completed and passed a course of study which enables you to do some particular task or job. English = (be) qualified, (be) certified, (be) accredited.