primary school
noun
1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
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She goes to primary school.
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The primary school also lost its fresh water after it was contaminated with lake water.
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Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Room to Read ambassador Charithra Chandran visits a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
At a primary school serving refugees in western Uganda’s Nakivale settlement, one teacher credits PlayMatters with reducing absenteeism.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Beginning in the 1980s, Americans dramatically reduced their participation in the civic associations and neighborhood organizations that had been democracy’s primary schools.
—Trygve Throntveit, Time, 27 May 2026
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Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Room to Read ambassador Charithra Chandran visits a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
At a primary school serving refugees in western Uganda’s Nakivale settlement, one teacher credits PlayMatters with reducing absenteeism.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Beginning in the 1980s, Americans dramatically reduced their participation in the civic associations and neighborhood organizations that had been democracy’s primary schools.
—Trygve Throntveit, Time, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for primary school
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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