boarding school

[bawr-ding skool]

noun

1. a school at which the students receive board and lodging during the school term (day school ).

boarding school

noun

1. a school providing living accommodation for some or all of its pupils

Word History and Origins

Origin of boarding school¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country's president said.

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Authorities ordered the closure of public and private boarding schools in Niger State on Saturday.

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The Niger state government accused the Catholic school of defying orders to temporarily close all boarding schools in parts of the state following an intelligence report of an "increased threat level" in areas bordering Kebbi.

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She was the headmistress of a Christian boarding school for girls that promoted traditional values while ostensibly accepting the changes required by the new order.

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Two girls, who were among at least 25 children and a teacher kidnapped from their boarding school in north-western Nigeria's Kebbi state on Monday, have managed to escape, a local official told the BBC.

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