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hostel school

[ hos-tl skool ]

noun

  1. (formerly) one of a series of day schools in the Canadian north that were operated or funded by the federal government, themselves open to students of any ethnicity but having a nearby hostel, or residence, for the exclusive use of boarding Indigenous students. Compare residential school ( def 2 ).
  2. (in India) boarding school.


hostel school

noun

  1. (in N Canada) a government boarding school for Native American and Inuit students
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hostel school1

First recorded in 1850–55 hostel school fordef 1

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