Phrase guide

night school

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: evening school

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: day school

Broader terms: school

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вечерно училище (večerno učilište) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Bulgarian: вечерна гимназия (večerna gimnazija) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Burmese: ညကျောင်း (nya.kyaung:) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜校 (yèxiào) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Finnish: iltakoulu — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • French: cours du soir — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • German: Abendschule — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Hungarian: esti iskola — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Hungarian: dolgozók iskolája — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Japanese: 夜学 (yagaku) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Korean: 야간학교 (yaganhakgyo) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Polish: szkoła wieczorowa — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Russian: вече́рняя шко́ла (večérnjaja škóla) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Russian: вече́рние ку́рсы (večérnije kúrsy) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Spanish: escuela nocturna — school with classes held predominantly in the evening
  • Yiddish: אָוונטשול (ovntshul) — school with classes held predominantly in the evening