boarding school

noun

Synonyms of boarding schoolnext
: a school that provides meals and lodging

Examples of boarding school in a Sentence

He attended a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts. She was sent to boarding school when she was nine.
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What actually followed for me and my younger sister Marianne was six years at a boarding school for disadvantaged kids. Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026 Some of the couple's older children also go to boarding school where students live on campus in residential facilities during semesters. Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Born in Tehran and sent to a New Jersey boarding school at age nine, Goodarzi joined Intuit in 2004 and rose quickly. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boarding school

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boarding school was in 1665

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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

boarding school

noun
: a school at which most of the pupils live during the school term

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