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social studies

social studies noun: the study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.

Noun

social studies (uncountable)

  1. The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.

social studies meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Indonesian

social studies in Tamil

study of various subjects
சமுதாயப் பாடங்கள் camutāyap pāṭaṅkaḷ

social studies in Bengali

সামাজিক গবেষণা

social studies in Tagalog

study of various subjects
araling panlipunan

social studies in Indonesian

study of various subjects
ilmu pengetahuan sosial

Questions about social studies

What does social studies mean?
Social studies means the study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.
What is social studies in Tamil?
Social studies in Tamil is சமுதாயப் பாடங்கள் (camutāyap pāṭaṅkaḷ). See Social studies meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is social studies?
Social studies is a noun.

Words near social studies in the dictionary

  1. social status
  2. social statuses
  3. social stigma
  4. social stigmas
  5. social stigmata
  6. social studies
  7. social supermarket
  8. social supermarkets
  9. social tariff
  10. social tariffs
  11. social trading

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Adapted from Wiktionary: social studies (page history and authors); social studies (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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