hostel school

American

[hos-tl skool] / ˈhɒs tl ˌskul /

noun

(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.
(in India) boarding school.

hostel school British

noun

(in N Canada) a government boarding school for Native American and Inuit students

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Etymology

Origin of hostel school

First recorded in 1850–55 hostel school for def. 1

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