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school divisions

school divisions is the plural of school division.

Meaning of school division

Noun

school division (plural school divisions)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, Virginia, historically Ceylon) An administrative unit responsible for public primary and secondary schools in a particular locality; the area under the jurisdiction of such an administrative unit.
    • The system of Free Schools may also be commended upon the ground of its tendency to promote unity and mutual affection among the inhabitants of each school division.1851, E. Ryerson, Annual Report of the Normal, Model and Common Schools in Upper Canada for the Year 1850, Toronto: Lovell and Gibson, page 204
    Synonyms:
    school district

Questions about school divisions

What is school divisions the plural of?
School divisions is the plural of school division.

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