normal school
normal school noun: a school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America.
Noun
normal school (plural normal schools)
- A school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America.
- He had a sister, who had been sent to America with him at the same time to live with the uncle, who would graduate from normal school this year.1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 122
- In 1685 at Reims he also founded, for the training of his teachers, a school that is often considered the first normal school.1993, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 15, page 83
normal school meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian
normal school in Tagalog
- school for training teachers
- paaralang normal
normal school in Indonesian
- school for training teachers
- institut keguruan dan ilmu pendidikan
Forms of normal school
| plural | normal schools |
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Origin of normal school
Calque of French école normale, so called because the norms of pedagogy are taught there.
Questions about normal school
- What does normal school mean?
- Normal school means a school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America.
- What is normal school in Tagalog?
- Normal school in Tagalog is paaralang normal. See Normal school meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is normal school?
- Normal school is a noun.
- What is the plural of normal school?
- The plural of normal school is normal schools.
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