nursery school

  • 31nursery education —    Spain has an exceptionally extensive system of nursery schools. Over 90 percent of children receive at least a year of nursery schooling before they proceed to primary education or EGB, as it was called before 1991. Although the bulk of… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 32school — I n. educational institution 1) to direct; operate a school 2) to attend, go to school; to enter (a) school (they go to a good school) 3) to accredit a school 4) to finish, graduate from (AE), leave (BE) school (she left school and went to… …

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  • 33nursery — nurs|er|y [ nɜrs(ə)ri ] noun count * 1. ) an area in a hospital where new babies are taken care of until they go home a ) a NURSERY SCHOOL: She goes to nursery every day now. b ) OLD FASHIONED a child s bedroom or a room in a home where children… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34nursery — /nerr seuh ree/, n., pl. nurseries. 1. a room or place set apart for young children. 2. a nursery school or day nursery. 3. a place where young trees or other plants are raised for transplanting, for sale, or for experimental study. 4. any place… …

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  • 35School — A school (from Greek σχολεῖον scholeion ) is an institution designed to allow and encourage students (or pupils ) to learn, under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these …

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  • 36school — [[t]sku͟ːl[/t]] ♦ schools, schooling, schooled 1) N VAR: usu prep N A school is a place where children are educated. You usually refer to this place as school when you are talking about the time that children spend there and the activities that… …

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  • 37School attacks in the People's Republic of China — A series of uncoordinated mass stabbings, hammer attacks, and cleaver attacks in the People s Republic of China began in March 2010. The spate of attacks left at least 21 dead and some 90 injured. Analysts have blamed mental health problems… …

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  • 38school — I n 1. educational institution, primary school, grammar school, secondary school, high school; institution of higher education or learning, college, university, multiversity, Both Derog. phrontistery or phron tisterion; private school, boarding… …

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  • 39nursery — nur|se|ry [ˈnə:səri US ˈnə:r ] n plural nurseries 1.) a place where young children are taken care of during the day while their parents are at work 2.) a place where plants and trees are grown and sold 3.) nursery education/unit/teacher etc BrE… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40nursery — noun (plural nurseries) 1》 a room in a house for the special use of young children.     ↘(also day nursery) a nursery school. 2》 a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere. 3》 a place or natural habitat… …

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