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

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Latin school

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

The main school is divided into two parts—the Latin school, corresponding to the classical side in other schools, and the mathematical school or modern side.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

In addition to these there were two teachers of a Latin school and several unofficial instructors.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Maud Wilder Goodwin

At the age of six years he entered the Latin school of his native city, and ten years later became a student of the school in Frederiksborg.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

Having first taught his son to read and write, he put him to the Latin school at Stirling, under Mr. Wallace a godly and learned man.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie