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mission school

mission school noun: a school for religious, and sometimes also secular, education for the poor, funded by charitable donations.

Noun

mission school (plural mission schools)

  1. A school for religious, and sometimes also secular, education for the poor, funded by charitable donations.
  2. A school conducted by a missionary abroad.

Forms of mission school

pluralmission schools

Questions about mission school

What does mission school mean?
Mission school means a school for religious, and sometimes also secular, education for the poor, funded by charitable donations.
What part of speech is mission school?
Mission school is a noun.
What is the plural of mission school?
The plural of mission school is mission schools.

Words near mission school in the dictionary

  1. mission manzanita
  2. mission mix
  3. mission mixture
  4. Mission olive
  5. Mission Ridge
  6. mission school
  7. mission schools
  8. mission statement
  9. mission statements
  10. mission station
  11. mission stations

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