From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinternshipin‧tern‧ship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp $ -ɜːrn-/ noun [countable] American English 1 a job that lasts for a short time, that someone, especially a student, does in order to gain experience → intern2 a job that someone who has nearly finished training as a doctor does in a hospital → intern
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internship• I worked for them for a summer as kind of an internship.• Two weeks ago she had finished her internship at St Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.• In the performing arts department, a newly instituted internship program helped reduce labor costs.• Although the school system guarantees youths an interview for a possible internship, it does not promise them an actual placement.• But not every student will have the time or inclination to participate in an apprenticeship or even a summer internship.• It combined schoolwork with job experience, and it promised each student a summer internship in the financial world.• Valerie, now you will be in your internship and working next week and Christi will too. 