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preschool
an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
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school
an educational institution
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school
an educational institution's faculty and students
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college
an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
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university
a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
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academy
a school for special training
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correspondence school
a school that teaches nonresident students by mail
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crammer
a special school where students are crammed
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dancing school
a school in which students learn to dance
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direct-grant school
formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities
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driving school
a school where people are taught to drive automobiles
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business college
a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce
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finishing school
a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities
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flying school
a school for teaching students to fly airplanes
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junior college
a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
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grad school, graduate school
a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
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language school
a school for teaching foreign languages
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nursing school, school of nursing
a school for training nurses
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religious school
a school run by a religious body
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riding school
a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced
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Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
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secretarial school
a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught
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tech, technical school
a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
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training college
a school providing training for a special field or profession
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training school
a school providing practical vocational and technical training
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multiversity
a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
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Open University
a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school
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veterinary school
a school teaching veterinary medicine
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conservatory
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
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alma mater
your alma mater is a school you graduated from
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public school
a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
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private school
a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition
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dance school
a school where students are taught to dance
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day school
a school giving instruction during the daytime
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night school
a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day
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kindergarten
a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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nursery school
a small preschool for small children
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play group, playschool
a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
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Sabbath school, Sunday school
school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
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elementary school, grade school, grammar school, primary school
a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
