schoolhouse

Meaning

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

Translations

Schulgebäude

bâtiment scolaire

prédio escolar

Schulhaus

σχολείο

Frequency

31k
Etymology

In summary

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

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