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

Example Sentences

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

When I grew older, my parents sent me to the Latin school at Lubeck.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

The Strassburg Literary Society f�ted him, and Johannes Sapidus, headmaster of the Latin school at Schlettstadt, rode with him into Basel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Luther delighted in attending the Latin school at Eisenach.

From Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history by Just, Gustav

These bright years of his happy childhood were somewhat darkened, however, when, at the age of six, he entered the Danish and, two years later, the Latin school of his home town.

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