schoolhouse

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schoolhouse

/ˈskulˌhaʊs/ US

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From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs,

skoalhûs (“schoolhouse”), Dutch schoolhuis (“schoolhouse”), German Schulhaus (“schoolhouse”).

noun schoolhouses · scholehouse · school-house

A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one. A historic schoolhouse burns in Shasta on July 26.

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noun a school building

Español	plantel
Русский	здание школы zdanije školy

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@misc{schoolhouse_2026,
  title = {schoolhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schoolhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}