vernacular school

English

Noun

vernacular school (plural vernacular schools)

(Malaysia, education) A type of primary school where either Mandarin or Tamil is the medium of instruction.
Synonym: national-type school

Antonym: national school
- 2022 March 29, Jananey Ramachandran, “Ex-deputy minister, educationist explain need for remove classes”, in Free Malaysia Today:
  The medium in vernacular schools is either Tamil or Chinese.

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