Doctor of Philosophy

Etymology
From +.

Noun

 * 1) A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university.

Usage notes
Despite its name, the subject studied is not necessarily related to philosophy.

Alternative forms

 * Usually shortened to Ph.D.
 * Also DPhil

Translations

 * Arabic: دُكْتُور فِي الْفَلْسَفَة, دُكْتُورَة فِي الْفَلْسَفَة
 * Burmese: ပါရဂူဘွဲ့
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 哲學博士
 * Finnish: filosofian tohtori
 * French: docteur en philosophie
 * Georgian: ფილოსოფიის დოქტორი
 * Greek: διδάκτωρ φιλοσοφίας
 * Italian: dottore di ricerca
 * Malay: Doktor Falsafah​
 * Navajo: tseebíí nááhai ólta woozbą́
 * Romanian: doctor în filozofie
 * Russian: до́ктор филосо́фских нау́к, кандида́т наук
 * Spanish: doctor en filosofía
 * Swahili: shahada ya uzamifu
 * Tagalog: paham ng batnayan
 * Tamil: ,
 * Thai: ปริญญาเอก