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public school

noun

  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 secondary schools.
  2. (in England) any of a number of endowed secondary boarding schools that prepare students chiefly for the universities or for public service.


public school

noun

  1. (in England and Wales) a private independent fee-paying secondary school
  2. (in the US) any school that is part of a free local educational system
  3. in certin Canadian provinces, a public elementray school as distinguished from a separate school
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of public school1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences

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Unified elementary schools this week, district officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported instance of an attempt by U.S. authorities to enter a Los Angeles public school amid concerns of immigration enforcement.

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Kelly Berg, an educator at Dobson High School and local union leader who’s spent nearly 30 years teaching in the state, told Salon that cuts like these will have dire consequences for public schools.

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McMahon defended the aggressive actions to take down the department, saying that despite vast sums spent, the American public school system has continued to decline.

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Students at the two elementary campuses have been relocated to nearby public schools.

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The principal of the local public school, who was also the only female trustee of the Myoma mosque, also died.

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