state school
noun [C] UK (US public school)Definition
› a school that is free to go to because the government provides the money for itTypes of school
(Definition of state 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
- high school noun
- infant school noun
- junior high (school) noun
- lycée noun
- madrasa noun
- military academy noun
- nursery school noun
- prep school noun
- private school noun
- seminary noun
- trade school noun
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Types of school
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