realschule

English

Alternative forms

• Realschule

Etymology

From German Realschule, from real (“real”) + Schule (“school”), from the view that classical education at Gymnasia was not fit for the real world.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /reɪˈɑːlˌʃuːlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /reɪˈɑlˌʃulə/

Noun

realschule (plural realschules or realschulen)

1. Synonym of real school.

References

• “Realschule, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.