Definition of Junior varsity

1. Noun. A college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team.

Exact synonyms: Jv
Generic synonyms: Squad, Team

Definition of Junior varsity

1. Noun. In sports, a team comprised of players who play behind the varsity unit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Junior Varsity

junior colleges
junior featherweight
junior high
junior high school
junior high schools
junior highs
junior homonym
junior lightweight
junior middleweight
junior minister
junior miss
junior school
junior status
junior synonym
junior synonyms
junior varsity (current term)
junior welterweight
juniorate
juniorates
juniorest
juniorities
juniority
juniors
juniour
juniours
juniper
juniper berries
juniper berry
juniper berry oil
juniper bush

Literary usage of Junior varsity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac (1921)
"Yale beat Penn. in junior varsity by one-fourth length In 7:00 3-6. March 27—Cambridge beat Oxford at London in 4-mlle race by 4 lengths. ..."

2. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 3-4 by Martha Cheney (2000)
"... experience that she made the high school junior varsity soccer team Athletic—made the high school junior varsity soccer team Hardworking—she worked even ..."

3. School Violence: What Is Being Done to Combat School Violence? What Should edited by John L. Mica (2001)
"Years ago, we had a lot of intramural programs; we had after- school programs—we had a debating society; we had varsity as well as junior varsity—and all ..."

4. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1914)
"Cornell 'varsity four Je 20 Announced junior 'varsity eight will take place of and freshman race in Poughkeepsie meet. Je 21 English Henky held, ..."

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