hostel school

[ hos-tl skool ]

noun

1. (formerly) one of a series of day schools in the Canadian north that were operated or funded by the federal government, themselves open to students of any ethnicity but having a nearby hostel, or residence, for the exclusive use of boarding Indigenous students. Compare residential school ( def 2 ).
2. (in India) boarding school.

hostel school

noun

1. (in N Canada) a government boarding school for Native American and Inuit students

Word History and Origins

Origin of hostel school¹

First recorded in 1850–55 hostel school fordef 1