Phrase guide

state school

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A government-funded school, funded by taxes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: free school, public school

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَدْرَسَة حُكُومِيَّة — government-funded school
  • Finnish: valtionkoulu — government-funded school
  • German: staatliche Schule — government-funded school
  • Greek: δημόσιο σχολείο (dimósio scholeío) — government-funded school
  • Hungarian: állami iskola — government-funded school
  • Indonesian: sekolah negeri — government-funded school
  • Malay: sekolah kebangsaan — government-funded school
  • Portuguese: escola pública — government-funded school
  • Portuguese: escola estadual — government-funded school
  • Romanian: școală de stat — government-funded school
  • Sundanese: sakola nagri — government-funded school