boarding school

[ bawr-ding skool ]

noun

1. a school at which the students receive board and lodging during the school term ( day school ).

boarding school

noun

1. a school providing living accommodation for some or all of its pupils

Word History and Origins

Origin of boarding school¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

He offered an official apology to Native Americans for the US government’s long history of removing Native American children from their families and forcing them into boarding schools.

From NewsForKids.net

He offered an official apology to Native Americans for the US government’s long history of removing Native American children from their families and forcing them into boarding schools.

From NewsForKids.net

He offered an official apology to Native Americans for the US government’s long history of removing Native American children from their families and forcing them into boarding schools.

From NewsForKids.net

Then there are scandals that have emerged involving boarding schools and children's homes - the closed environments making children easy prey.

From BBC

For many boarding school students, corporal punishment was regarded as "normal", former Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga, who was attending the camp the night Guide died, said in his 2015 autobiography.

From BBC

Related Words

• institute
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• secondary school
• seminary