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National School

British  

noun

  1. (in Ireland) a state primary school

  2. (in England in the 19th century) a school run by the Church of England for the children of the poor

"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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Darina Yotova was born in the Black Sea port city of Varna, where she graduated from the National School of Arts.

From Barron's ● May 17, 2026

"An average primary school with 50% take-up will receive nearly £30,000 a year – around 18 times more than the previous National School Breakfast Programme," a spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

“Governors, we want them to have the most flexibility,” said Verjeana McCotter-Jacobs, executive director of the National School Boards Association.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

“We now have zoonotic threats emerging at an accelerating cadence,” says Peter Hotez, a molecular virologist who is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor University.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

Boys from Leamy’s National School see me and they point and laugh.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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