madrassas

noun

variants or madrasas also madrassahs or madrasahs
plural of madrassa
as in yeshivas

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  1. schools
  2. charter schools
Noun
  • In Texas, parents have demanded that school districts ban all energy drinks in the public schools.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This all comes at a time when ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of schools
Noun
  • Ohio charter schools are established by a sponsor that ensures schools follow their contracts and, every five years, determines if the school will be renewed and continue to operate as a public charter school.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In 2017, the roughly 125,000 students enrolled in independent study charter schools in California represented more than 20 percent of all charter school students in the state.
    — Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of charter schools
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“Madrassas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madrassas. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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