independent schoolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪ.pen.dənt ˈskuːl/us/ˌɪn.dɪ.pen.dənt ˈskuːl/in the UK, a school that does not receive money from the government
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Types of school
- alma mater
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- charter school
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- coeducational
- college
- comprehensive school
- convent school
- faith school
- fee-paying
- finishing school
- graduate school
- grammar school
- high school
- infant
- junior school
- madrasa
- military academy
- parochial school
- single-sex
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