elementary school
noun [C] UK old-fashioned or USDefinition
B1 a school that provides the first part of a child's education, usually for children between five and eleven years oldTypes of school
(Definition of elementary school noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- boarding school noun
- coed adjective
- coeducational adjective
- college noun (EDUCATION)
- community college noun
- comprehensive (school) noun
- conservatory noun (SCHOOL)
- crammer noun
- graduate school noun
- infant school noun
- junior high (school) noun
- lycée noun
- madrasa noun
- middle school noun
- military academy noun
- nursery school noun
- prep school noun
- private school noun
- seminary noun
- trade school noun
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