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public school in Malay

sekolah kebangsaan

public school in Malay: sekolah kebangsaan. In English, public school means certain private schools, particularly (initially) any grammar school operated apart from the personal lands of its students or (from the 19th century) the feepaying secondary schools which developed from or were modelled upon them; a British boarding school.

Malay words for public school

publicly administered school
sekolah kebangsaan

English meaning of public school

  1. noun Certain private schools, particularly (initially) any grammar school operated apart from the personal lands of its students or (from the 19th century) the feepaying secondary schools which developed from or were modelled upon them; a British boarding school.
  2. noun A publicly funded and administered school; (UK, Ireland) such schools in the context of other countries.
  3. noun A college or university.

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Questions about public school in Malay

What is the meaning of public school in Malay?
Public school in Malay is sekolah kebangsaan.
Apakah maksud public school dalam bahasa Melayu?
Public school: sekolah kebangsaan.
What does public school mean in English?
Public school means certain private schools, particularly (initially) any grammar school operated apart from the personal lands of its students or (from the 19th century) the feepaying secondary schools which developed from or were modelled upon them; a British boarding school.

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