lycée

American  

[lee-sey] / liˈseɪ /

noun

plural

lycées

1. a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.

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lycée British  

/ lise, ˈliːseɪ /

noun

1. a secondary school

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Etymology

Origin of lycée

1860–65; < French < Latin lycēum lyceum

Example Sentences

With fewer than 800 students, Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles wants everyone to know that its boys’ basketball team for the 2024-25 season was No. 1 among more than 580 schools in the Southern Section in receiving the academic award for highest team grade-point average and also was named CIF statewide academic team champion.

From Los Angeles Times

“The adjoining kitchen, designed by Swiss craftsman André Liardet during the home’s conversion from the Lycée School, features terra cotta tile, wainscoting, beveled glass, and more than 30 feet of cabinetry and counter space,” the description added.

From MarketWatch

Students from five different schools in the capital had gone to the Lycée Barthélémy Boganda to sit the baccalaureate exam.

From BBC

Officials say the incident occurred on Feb. 28 at the Lycée Maurice-Ravel when the school’s principal asked three students to remove their head scarves on school grounds.

From New York Times

The Paris school headteacher announced his decision in an email sent on Friday to colleagues at the Maurice Ravel Lycée in the 20th district of Paris.

From BBC