Latin school

noun

1. a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Latin school¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Lauren Filipink, a high school history teacher at the Brooklyn Latin School, had never heard of Pepe when she responded to an Instagram post by Madison Square Park looking for crocheters of any gender or ability.

From New York Times

About 50 students locked themselves inside classrooms during the attack at the Malmo Latin School.

From BBC

His father, a diplomat, had postings in London, Berlin, Oslo and New York before being appointed in 1936 as the Swedish consul general in Chicago, where Claes grew up and attended the Latin School of Chicago.

From New York Times

Wisnauskas, a Sykesville native who attended the Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, began his career at Syracuse but did not play there before transferring.

From Washington Post

Mr. Pinglé, a senior at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Massachusetts, added that there was much still to be discovered at TOI-1233.

From New York Times