lycée

[ lee-sey ]

noun

, plural ly·cées [lee-, seyz, lee-, sey].

1. a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.

lycée

/ lise; ˈliːseɪ /

noun

1. a secondary school

Word History and Origins

Origin of lycée¹

1860–65; < French < Latin lycēum lyceum

Word History and Origins

Origin of lycée¹

C19: French, from Latin: Lyceum

Example Sentences

In late February, the headteacher of the Maurice Ravel Lycée in Paris insisted his student remove her Islamic head-covering, in accordance with French law.

From BBC

Officials say the incident occurred on Feb. 28 at the Lycée Maurice-Ravel when the school’s principal asked three students to remove their head scarves on school grounds.

From New York Times

The Paris school headteacher announced his decision in an email sent on Friday to colleagues at the Maurice Ravel Lycée in the 20th district of Paris.

From BBC

While there were no classes scheduled on Monday at the Lycee Gambetta high school, its doors were open for pupils and staff to pay tribute to teacher Dominique Bernard, who was killed by a 20-year-old man in an attack that President Emmanuel Macron condemned as "barbaric Islamic terrorism."

From Reuters

The suspect, identified by prosecutors as Mohamed M., who has been arrested, was a former student of the Lycee Gambetta high school where the attack happened, a police source said.

From Reuters