HyperDic: direct-grant_school

English > 1 sense of the expression direct-grant school:
NOUNgroupdirect-grant schoolformerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities
English > direct-grant school: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaningformerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities.
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
BroaderschoolAn educational institution

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