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noun
(in Britain) a government school for delinquent boys or girls.
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Origin of approved school

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby approved school

appropriately, appropriation, approvable, approval, approve, approved school, approved social worker, approver, approx., approximal, approximant
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How to use approved school in a sentence

  • So she went to a government-approved school, and became an expert, daring flyer.

    Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for approved school

approved school
noun
(in Britain) a former name for community home
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