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vernacular school

vernacular school noun: a type of primary school where either Mandarin or Tamil is the medium of instruction.

Noun

vernacular school (plural vernacular schools)

  1. (Malaysia) A type of primary school where either Mandarin or Tamil is the medium of instruction.
    • The medium in vernacular schools is either Tamil or Chinese.2022 March 29, Jananey Ramachandran, “Ex-deputy minister, educationist explain need for remove classes”, in Free Malaysia Today
    Antonyms:
    national school

Synonyms of vernacular school

Antonyms

Forms of vernacular school

pluralvernacular schools

Questions about vernacular school

What does vernacular school mean?
Vernacular school means a type of primary school where either Mandarin or Tamil is the medium of instruction.
What part of speech is vernacular school?
Vernacular school is a noun.
What is the plural of vernacular school?
The plural of vernacular school is vernacular schools.

Words near vernacular school in the dictionary

  1. vernacular dances
  2. vernacular dialect
  3. vernacular dialects
  4. vernacular name
  5. vernacular names
  6. vernacular school
  7. vernacular schools
  8. vernacular varieties
  9. vernacular variety
  10. vernacularisation
  11. vernacularisations

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