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

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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

He was prepared for college at the public Latin school of Boston, and graduated at Harvard College in 1829, and at the Harvard Divinity School in 1833.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

In 1798, he completed his studies with Rev. Feld and enrolled in the Latin school at Aarhus, the principal city of Jylland.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)

Three years later he became rector of the Latin school at Düsseldorf.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

In 1526 the wise and noble-hearted Melanchthon came to Nuremberg to establish a Protestant Latin school, and formed a close intimacy with the master, whose tender and dreamy spirit was so like his own.

From Dürer Artist-Biographies by Sweetser, M. F.