diploma

How to say it

Meaning

A certificate awarded after a course at a college, below a university degree, and the level of study it stands for.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural: kozi ya diploma, a diploma course; ngazi ya diploma, diploma level. The older Swahili word is stashahada.

Examples

• Alihitimu diploma ya ualimu mwaka jana.She completed a teaching diploma last year.
• Chuo hiki kinatoa diploma na shahada.This college gives diplomas and degrees.
• Anasoma diploma ya uhasibu jioni.He studies for an accounting diploma in the evening.

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