state school

English

Noun

state school (plural state schools)

A government-funded school, paid for by taxes.

Usage notes

The term "state school" has a far narrower definition in the U.S. than elsewhere. Americans typically use the term only in the context of higher education.

Translations

government-funded school

Arabic: مَدْرَسَة حُكُومِيَّة f (madrasa(t) ḥukūmiyya)
Finnish: valtionkoulu
German: staatliche Schule f
Greek: δημόσιο σχολείο n (dimósio scholeío)
Hungarian: állami iskola
Malay: sekolah kebangsaan (ms)
Portuguese: escola pública f, escola estadual
Romanian: școală de stat f

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