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school·house  (sklhous)
n.
A building used as a school.
schoolhouse [ˈskuːlˌhaʊs]
n
1. a building used as a school, esp a rural school
2. a house attached to a school
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schoolhouseschoolhouse - a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
school
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
classroom, schoolroom - a room in a school where lessons take place
conservatoire, conservatory - a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
day school - a school building without boarding facilities
school system - establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school
Translations
schoolhouse [ˈskuːlhaʊs] N (US) (schoolhouses (pl)) → escuela f
schoolhouse [ˈskuːlhaʊs] n (US) → école f
schoolhouse [ˈskuːlˌhaʊs] n (school building) → scuola (edificio); (head teacher's house) → residenza del preside
schoolhouse [ˈskuːlˌhaʊs] n (school building) → scuola (edificio); (head teacher's house) → residenza del preside


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With the boys of his school, Adolph Myers had walked in the evening or had sat talking until dusk upon the schoolhouse steps lost in a kind of dream.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
His schoolhouse was a low building of one large room, rudely constructed of logs; the windows partly glazed, and partly patched with leaves of old copybooks.
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context
At last frocks ceased to appear, and he dropped hopelessly into the dumps; he entered the empty schoolhouse and sat down to suffer.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
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