Latin school

American  

noun

1. a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.

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Etymology

Origin of Latin school

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

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Latin school

In his earlier job at Boston Latin school, Emery sent along scores of young men to Ivy League schools.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

In addition to these there were two teachers of a Latin school and several unofficial instructors.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Maud Wilder Goodwin

At the age of thirteen he was sent to the Latin school at Penolopen, then presided over by the Rev. Alexander Mitchell, to prepare for college.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Philip Freneau

He was educated in the public schools of Boston, and was prepared at the South Latin school under the tuition of Mr. Lovell, the most noted educator of his day.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by James H. Stark

Having first taught his son to read and write, he put him to the Latin school at Stirling, under Mr. Wallace a godly and learned man.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie