What does instituto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word instituto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use instituto in Spanish.

The word instituto in Spanish means high school, institute, academy, service branch, military branch, cosmetology school, institute of legal medicine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word instituto

high school

nombre masculino (centro de educación) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Conoció a sus amigos en el instituto.
He met his friends in high school.

institute

nombre masculino (corporación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad tiene muchas sucursales.
The Valencian Infertility Institute has many subsidiaries.

academy

nombre masculino (establecimiento público) (school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Han abierto un instituto de belleza cerca de mi casa.
A beauty academy has opened near my house.

service branch, military branch

nombre masculino (ES (militar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ya publicaron la lista de oficiales del instituto armado.

cosmetology school

nombre femenino (escuela)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Haré un curso de maquillaje en el instituto de belleza.

institute of legal medicine

locución nominal masculina (órgano auxiliar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Natalia trabaja en un instituto de medicina legal.
Natalia works at an institute of legal medicine.

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