noun [C,U]
1 (in Britain, especially in England) a private school for young people between the ages of 13 and 18, whose parents pay for their education. The students often live at the school while they are studying:
He was educated at (a) public school.
comparePREPARATORYSCHOOL, PRIVATESCHOOL
2 (in the US, Australia, Scotland and other countries) a free local school paid for by the government
compareSTATESCHOOL
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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