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Definition: Comprehensive School |
Comprehensive SchoolNoun1. A large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Economics | In Colombia and Zambia. . . funds were provided during 1969 for the construction of comprehensive secondary schools, which provide pupils with both academic and prevocational options. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: Comprehensive SchoolSynonym: composite school (n). (additional references) |
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Economic History | Sweden | From ages 7-16, children attend compulsory comprehensive school. (references) |
Travel | Finland | After completing comprehensive school, students may attend high schools for three years or receive vocational education. (references) |
Finland | Comprehensive school is a nine-year compulsory general schooling for all children aged 7-16. The municipalities pay teachers' salaries, books, health care, and school meals. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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comprehensive school reform | 10 |
comprehensive school health program | 2 |
comprehensive school weyburn | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "comprehensive school"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مدرسة شاملة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | všeobecná střední škola. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yhtenäiskoulu, peruskoulu (basic school). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | école secondaire, école vocation générale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Gesamtschule. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בית ספר מקיף. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gimnázium (grammar school, gymnasia, gymnasium, high school). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omprehensivecay oolschay centro de enseñanza secundaria (post-primary school), instituto de segunda enseñanza (grammar school). (various references) högstadium och gymnasieskola. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-e-h-h-i-l-m-n-o-o-o-p-r-s-s-v" | |
-5 letters: comprehensives. | |
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