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special school

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An educational institution designed for students with special needs, such as physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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History

Etymology

From special + school.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հատուկ դպրոց (hatuk dprocʻ) — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • Finnish: erityiskoulu — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • German: Sonderschule — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • German: Förderschule — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • Greek: ειδικό σχολείο (eidikó scholeío) — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • Indonesian: sekolah luar biasa — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • Russian: специальная шко́ла (specialʹnaja škóla) — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment
  • Ukrainian: спеціальна школа (specialʹna škola) — school specifically run for students with disabilities or other problems that need special treatment