English > school: 10 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | An educational institution. |
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| Example | "the school was founded in 1900" |
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| Members | schoolteacher, school teacher | A teacher in a school below the college level |
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| staff, faculty | The body of teachers and administrators / administrators at a school |
| Narrower | Sunday school, Sabbath school | school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction |
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| academy | A school for special training |
| alma mater | Your alma mater is a school you graduated from |
| conservatory | The faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts |
| correspondence school | A school that teaches nonresident students by mail |
| crammer | A special school where students are crammed |
| dance school | A school where students are taught to dance |
| dancing school | A school in which students learn to dance |
| day school | A school giving instruction during the daytime |
| direct-grant school | formerly 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 |
| driving school | A school where people are taught to drive automobiles |
| finishing school | A private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities |
| flying school | A school for teaching students to fly airplanes |
| grade school, grammar school, elementary school, primary school | A school for young children |
| graduate school, grad school | A school in a university / university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree |
| language school | A school for teaching foreign languages |
| night school | A school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day |
| nursing school, school of nursing | A school for training nurses |
| private school | A school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition |
| public school | A tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board |
| religious school | A school run by a religious body |
| riding school | A school where horsemanship is taught and practiced |
| secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school | A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college |
| secretarial school | A school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught |
| technical school, tech | A school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences |
| training school | A school providing practical vocational and technical training |
| veterinary school | A school teaching veterinary medicine |
| Broader | educational institution | An institution dedicated to education |
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| Spanish | centro docente, colegio, escuela, instituto, universidad |
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| Catalan | centre docent, comunitat escolar, escola |
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| Adjectives | scholastic | of or relating to schools |
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| Verbs | school | educate in or as if in a school |
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