schoolhouse

CEFRB1

/ˈskulˌhaʊs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A building used as a school.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.

Examples

  • The teachers could not decide where to build the new schoolhouse.

  • The schoolhouse was burnt to ashes.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • A historic schoolhouse burns in Shasta on July 26.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs, skoalhûs (“schoolhouse”), Dutch schoolhuis (“schoolhouse”), German Schulhaus (“schoolhouse”).