prep school

English

Etymology

Clipping of preparatory school.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛpˌskuːl/

Noun

prep school (plural prep schools)

2. (US) A private or public school intended to prepare its students to gain admission into prestigious universities.
4. (British) A private primary school which prepares its pupils for the common entrance examination most commonly at the age of thirteen, and subsequent entry into public school.

   Synonym: prepper

Derived terms

• prepper
• preppy

 

Translations

US: school that prepares for university

• Finnish: yksityislukio (private); lukio (fi) (any), preppauskoulu (fi)
• Hungarian: gimnázium (hu), magániskola (hu), magángimnázium
• Spanish: preparatoria (es)

UK: private school that prepares for common entrance examination

• Esperanto: privata lernejo
• Finnish: yksityinen peruskoulu
• Hungarian: egyetemi előkészítő iskola

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• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} privatskola (sv)