public school

public school

n.

1. An elementary or secondary school in the United States supported by public funds and providing free education for children of a community or district.

2. A private boarding school in Great Britain for pupils between the ages of 13 and 18.

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public school

n

1. (Social Science / Education) (in England and Wales) a private independent fee-paying secondary school

2. (Social Science / Education) (in the US) any school that is part of a free local educational system

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	public school - a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" charter school - an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools
	2.	public school - private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 Eton College - a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire Winchester College - the oldest English public school; located in Winchester Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

public school n (Brit) → scuola superiore privata (Am) → scuola statale

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public school n (Brit) → scuola superiore privata (Am) → scuola statale

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public school → مدرسة عامة soukromé gymnázium privat kostskole Privatschule ιδιωτικό σχολείο colegio público sisäoppilaitos école privée privatna škola scuola privata パブリックスクール 사립 중고교 particuliere kostschool offentlig skole szkoła prywatna escola particular частная независимая платная средняя школа privatskola โรงเรียนมัธยมกินนอน devlet koleji trường công 私立学校