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PUBLIC SCHOOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("public school" is a kind of...):
school (an educational institution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public school"):
charter school (an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("public school" is a kind of...):
Gymnasium; lycee; lyceum; middle school; secondary school (a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public school"):
Eton College (a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire)
Winchester College (the oldest English public school; located in Winchester)
