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open day

British  

noun

  1. Also called: at-home. US and Canadian name: open house. an occasion on which an institution, such as a school, is open for inspection by the public

"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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She recalled a distressing incident during a school open day where Hannah was nearly served food containing milk.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

"The biggest factor was the open day," she says, "and going to the school and listening to the head teacher talk about his vision."

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

They said they each fell in love with the university on an open day.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

Posters were put up on the campus calling for her to be sacked, and students turned up with placards at an open day.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025

They were in the car, on their way to a nursery-primary school in Ikoyi, visiting during the open day as guests of Jonathan and Isioma, Kosi’s friends from church, whose son went there.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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