'Public school' definitions:
Definition of 'public school'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
noun
Private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition
Definition of 'Public school'
From: GCIDE
- Public school \Public school\ (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class. (b) In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local government. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Public-service corporation
Synonyms of 'public school'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academy,
- alternate,
- alternative school,
- blab school,
- boarding school,
- central school,
- consolidated school,
- continuation school,
- correspondence school,
- country day school,
- dame school,
- day school,
- evening school,
- extension,
- finishing school,
- free school,
- grammar school,
- Gymnasium,
- high,
- high school,
- informal school,
- intermediate school,
- junior high,
- junior high school,
- Latin school,
- middle school,
- night school,
- nongraded school,
- open classroom school,
- pensionat,
- platoon school,
- prep school,
- preparatory school,
- private school,
- progressive school,
- Realgymnasium,
- Realschule,
- school without walls,
- secondary school,
- seminary,
- senior high,
- senior high school,
- special school,
- storefront school,
- street academy,
- summer school,
- union school,
- vacation school