Public school

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• public school — public school, adj. 1. (in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and… …   Universalium

• public school — public schools 1) N VAR In Britain, a public school is a private school that provides secondary education which parents have to pay for. The pupils often live at the school during the school term. He was headmaster of a public school in the West… …   English dictionary

• Public School —   [ pʌblɪk skuːl; englisch »öffentliche Schule«] die, / s, 1) in England traditionsreiche Privatschule der Sekundarstufe (13. 18. Lebensjahr) mit angeschlossenem Internationalem Public Schools besitzen meist ein größeres Vermögen und erhalten… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Public school — (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• public school — [pœblikskul; pyblikskul] n. f. ÉTYM. 1894, Lavisse et Rambaud; mot angl. (v. 1580), de public, et school « école ». ❖ ♦ En Grande Bretagne, École secondaire payante (souvent réservée aux classes supérieures) qui prépare à l Université. REM. L… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• public school — ► NOUN 1) (in the UK) a private fee paying secondary school. 2) (chiefly in North America) a school supported by public funds …   English terms dictionary

• public school — n 1.) in Britain, a private school for children aged between 13 and 18, whose parents pay for their education. The children often live at the school while they are studying →↑state school 2.) a free local school, especially in the US and Scotland …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• public school — n. ☆ 1. in the U.S., an elementary or secondary school that is part of a system of free schools maintained by public taxes and supervised by local authorities 2. in much of Great Britain, any of a number of endowed, private boarding schools,… …   English World dictionary

• public school — noun count or uncount ** 1. ) AMERICAN a school that is controlled and paid for by the government 2. ) BRITISH an expensive private school where students usually live as well as study …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Public school — The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite) meanings depending on the location of usage: * in the United States, Australia and Canada: A school funded from tax revenue and most commonly administered to some degree by… …   Wikipedia