parochial schoolnoun [ C ]
uk/pəˈrəʊ.ki.əl ˌskuːl/us/pəˈroʊ.ki.əl ˌskuːl/USa school controlled by a religious organization that usually receives no money from the government
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Types of school
- alma mater
- business school
- charter school
- coed
- coeducational
- college
- comprehensive school
- convent school
- faith school
- fee-paying
- finishing school
- graduate school
- grant-maintained school
- high school
- independent school
- infant
- junior school
- madrasa
- military academy
- single-sex
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