private school

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private school

  • /ˈpɹaɪvɪt ˈskuːl/
  • /ˈpɹaɪvət ˈskul/

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From private + school.

noun private schools

  1. An educational institution that operates independently of government administration or public funding, typically financed through tuition, private donations, or endowments. 1953, Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia, Issue 39, page 218, The Roman Catholic schools comprise the largest group of private schools in Australia. On the basis of the figures available, approximately 222,000 children, or 76 per cent. o

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noun fee-charging school

Españolescuela privada
日本語私立学校 shiritsu gakkō
中文私立學校 /私立学校 sīlì xuéxiào
हिन्दीप्राइवेट स्कूल prāiveṭ skūl
Kiswahilishule ya kibinafsi
Portuguêsescola particular
Françaisécole privée
DeutschPrivatschule
Ελληνικάιδιωτικό σχολείο idiotikó scholeío
Русскийча́стная шко́ла částnaja škóla

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@misc{private_school_2026,
  title = {private school},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/private%20school},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}