national school en · NOUN
Etymology
A calque of Malay sekolah kebangsaan.
Meanings
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(Malaysia) A type of primary school where Malay is the medium of instruction.
My immediate inclination was to send her to the nearby Sekolah Kebangsaan - or National School.
2016 November 25, Dharm Navaratnam, “Thank you to everyone in the SK Seri Hartamas community”, in Malaysiakini:So, physically place a national school next to vernacular schools, join them by physical link-ways, and then they share a common playing field – unity is expected to be generated over time.
2020 April 27, Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, “Urgent task of new National Unity Ministry”, in New Straits Times:Teo Nie Ching said remove classes were meant to aid students who were not fluent in Malay, which is the medium at national schools.
2022 March 29, Jananey Ramachandran, “Ex-deputy minister, educationist explain need for remove classes”, in Free Malaysia Today:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| national schools | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
national-type school · vernacular school