schoolhouse

noun

school·​house ˈskül-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce schoolhouse (audio)
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school

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The excavations also revealed items that were probably left behind by the female students who lived in the schoolhouse building in the 1920s. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 In the summer of 1877, Lewis wrote, a small group of residents met at a local schoolhouse and decided upon a more respectable town name: Freedom. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 Here, visitors can tour what was the last one-room schoolhouse in the state, explore the North End Farm (a Revolutionary War-era homestead that was repeatedly raided by the British), and traverse 13 miles of trails through rocky beaches, pine forests, and grasslands. Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025 Hiram also founded a one-room schoolhouse where Paula King Harper, another of his descendants, says her grandmother once taught. Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolhouse

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolhouse was in the 14th century

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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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schoolhouse

noun
school·​house -ˌhau̇s How to pronounce schoolhouse (audio)
: a building used as a school

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