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boarding school

board·ing school
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bawr-ding, bohr- skool]
    • /ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- skul/
    • /ˈbɔː.dɪŋ skuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawr-ding, bohr- skool]
    • /ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- skul/

Definitions of boarding school words

  • variable noun boarding school A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school. 3
  • noun boarding school a school providing living accommodation for some or all of its pupils 3
  • noun boarding school a school providing lodging and meals for the pupils 3
  • noun boarding school a school at which the pupils receive board and lodging during the school term (distinguished from day school). 1
  • noun boarding school school: residential 1
  • noun boarding school A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, students going home at weekends or between terms. 0
See all 6 definitions of boarding school

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Origin of boarding school

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Boarding school

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Boarding school

boarding school popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

boarding school usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boarding school

noun boarding school

  • institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
  • secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
  • preparatory school — a private or parochial secondary school, especially one boarding its students and providing a college-preparatory education.
  • seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
  • prep school — preparatory school.
All 9 Synonyms of boarding school

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