prep school

English

Etymology

clipping of preparatory + school

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛpˌskuːl/

Noun

prep school (plural prep schools)

(US) A private or public school intended to prepare its students to get into prestigious universities.
(Britain) A private primary school which prepares its pupils for the common entrance examination most commonly at the age of thirteen, and subsequent entry into public school.

Derived terms

preppy

Translations

US: school that prepares for university

Finnish: yksityislukio (private); lukio (fi) (any), preppauskoulu (fi)

Spanish: preparatoria (es)

UK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination

Finnish: yksityinen peruskoulu

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Swedish: ^{(please verify)} privatskola (sv)

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