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boarding school

nounmasculine/ĩtɨɾˈnatu/medium

in·ter·na·to

Definition

An educational establishment, usually private, that provides lodging and meals to students, who reside there during the school term.
She spent her teenage years at a boarding school in the countryside.
Life in a boarding school teaches independence.
Common collocations
to attend boarding schoolboarding school studentboarding school regime

Etymology

Do francês 'internat', derivado de 'interne' (interno).

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