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public school

noun

(in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools.
(in England) any of a number of endowed secondary boarding schools that prepare students chiefly for the universities or for public service.

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Origin of public school

First recorded in 1570–80

OTHER WORDS FROM public school

public-school, adjective

Words nearby public school

public prosecutor, Public Record Office, public relations, public room, public sale, public school, public sector, public servant, public service, public-service corporation, public speaking
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British Dictionary definitions for public school

public school

noun

(in England and Wales) a private independent fee-paying secondary school
(in the US) any school that is part of a free local educational system
in certin Canadian provinces, a public elementray school as distinguished from a separate school
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