Public School Definition

noun
In the U.S., an elementary or secondary school that is part of a system of free schools maintained by public taxes and supervised by local authorities.
Webster's New World
In much of Great Britain, any of a number of endowed, private boarding schools, generally not coeducational, which prepare students for the universities.
Webster's New World
(North America, Australia) A publicly administered school.
Wiktionary
Attributive form of public school.
Public-school student.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Public School

Noun

Singular:
public school
Plural:
public-schools

Origin of Public School

  • From public (in the English sense, "open to all members of a community"; in the North American/Australian sense, "carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the people") + school.

    From Wiktionary

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