boarding school en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɔːdɪŋ ˌskuːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈboɹdɪŋ ˌskul/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A residential school, where the students are housed on-site (the school provides board and lodging as well as education), sometimes involuntarily, typically at a pre-collegiate level.
[…] he looked like the housemaster [Shaun] had so hated during his time at boarding school.
2012 August 16, Will Hill, The Rising: A Department 19 Novel, Penguin, →ISBN:My brother loved his boarding school, and the few months I spent there were some of the happiest times of my life.
2017 October 1, Nina Milne, Claiming His Secret Royal Heir, Harlequin, →ISBN:[…] a pan-Indian movement based on the successes of the Black Power Movement […] had its roots [in] the 1870-1933 Native American boarding school experiences of their parents and grandparents. It was in these boarding schools where Native language, culture and ceremony would be beaten out of the Native children in order to 'Kill the Indian and Save the Child'.
2007, Joy Porter, Place and Native American Indian History and Culture, Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boarding schools | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (70)
ro școală-internat (school which provides board and lodging) · mi kura noho (school which provides board and lodging) · de Pensionat (school which provides board and lodging) · pl internat (school which provides board and lodging) · bg интернат (school which provides board and lodging) · az internat (school which provides board and lodging) · cs internátní škola (school which provides board and lodging) · dsb internat (school which provides board and lodging) · ro școală cu internat (school which provides board and lodging) · pt colégio interno (school which provides board and lodging) · es escuela internada (school which provides board and lodging) · hi छात्रालय (school which provides board and lodging) · eo internulejo (school which provides board and lodging) · vi trường nội trú (school which provides board and lodging) · be шко́ла-інтэрна́т (school which provides board and lodging) · es internado (school which provides board and lodging) · ka ინტერნატი (school which provides board and lodging) · de Internat (school which provides board and lodging) · el οικοτροφείο (school which provides board and lodging) · fr internat (school which provides board and lodging) · hu bentlakásos iskola (school which provides board and lodging) · pt internato (school which provides board and lodging) · cy ysgol breswyl (school which provides board and lodging) · fa مدرسه شبانه روزی (school which provides board and lodging) · fi sisäoppilaitos (school which provides board and lodging) · nl internaat (school which provides board and lodging) · tr yatılı okul (school which provides board and lodging) · sw shule ya bweni (school which provides board and lodging) · he פנימייה (school which provides board and lodging) · ar مَدْرَسَة دَاخِلِيَّة (school which provides board and lodging) · nl kostschool (school which provides board and lodging) · tg интернат (school which provides board and lodging) · gv scoill oastys (school which provides board and lodging) · is heimavistarskóli (school which provides board and lodging) · ru интерна́т (school which provides board and lodging) · ka სკოლა-ინტერნატი (school which provides board and lodging) · uk шко́ла-інтерна́т (school which provides board and lodging) · ru шко́ла-интерна́т (school which provides board and lodging) · ca internat (school which provides board and lodging) · nrf pensionnat (school which provides board and lodging) · sv internat (school which provides board and lodging) · oc pensionat (school which provides board and lodging) · ko 기숙학교 (school which provides board and lodging) · bg пансио́н (school which provides board and lodging) · hu kollégium (school which provides board and lodging) · da kostskole (school which provides board and lodging) · ga scoil chónaithe (school which provides board and lodging) · es pensionado (school which provides board and lodging) · no kostskole (school which provides board and lodging) · cmn 寄宿學校 /寄宿学校 (school which provides board and lodging) · ka დახურული სასწავლებელი (school which provides board and lodging) · no internatskole (school which provides board and lodging) · hu internátus (school which provides board and lodging) · sv internatskola (school which provides board and lodging) · it convitto (school which provides board and lodging) · hy գիշերօթիկ դպրոց (school which provides board and lodging) · ja 寄宿学校 (school which provides board and lodging) · uk інтерна́т (school which provides board and lodging) · fr pensionnat (school which provides board and lodging) · ms sekolah berasrama (school which provides board and lodging) · it internato (school which provides board and lodging) · id sekolah asrama (school which provides board and lodging) · ja ボーディングスクール (school which provides board and lodging) · tg мактаб-интернат (school which provides board and lodging) · hu diákotthon (school which provides board and lodging) · apw dakúʼ naháztąągo daʼółtagihí (school which provides board and lodging) · ka დახურული სასწავლო დაწესებულება (school which provides board and lodging) · it collegio (school which provides board and lodging) · es escuela pensionada (school which provides board and lodging) · ka პანსიონი (school which provides board and lodging)