ˌpublic ˈschool noun [countable]

1. in Britain, a private school for children aged between 13 and 18, whose parents pay for their education. The children often live at the school while they are studying ⇒ state school

2. a free local school, especially in the US and Scotland, controlled and paid for by the government ⇒ private school

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