public schoolnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈskuːl/us/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈskuːl/public school noun [ C or U ] (EXPENSIVE SCHOOL)
in England, an expensive type of private school (= a school paid for by parents and not by 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
- grammar school
- high school
- independent school
- infant
- junior
- junior school
- madrasa
- parochial school
- single-sex
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public school noun [ C or U ] (FREE SCHOOL)
US in Scotland, Australia, and the US, a free school provided by the government
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Types of school
- alma mater
- business school
- charter school
- coed
- coeducational
- college
- comprehensive school
- convent school
- faith school
- fee-paying
- finishing school
- grammar school
- high school
- independent school
- infant
- junior
- junior school
- madrasa
- parochial school
- single-sex
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