educational Syllabification: (ed·u·ca·tion·al)Pronunciation: /ˌejəˈkāSHənl/Translate educational | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of educational adjective of or relating to the provision of education:children with special educational needs intended or serving to educate or enlighten. Derivatives educationalistPronunciation: /-ist/ noun educationally adverb educational in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of educational in the British & World English dictionary