Noun
boarding school (plural boarding schools)
- A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, with students going home at weekends or between terms.
- By extension a boarding school in which a dominant or colonial culture whitewashes a subordinate one de-culturizing the students of their native language, customs, religion, and culture.
- French: pensionnat (internat is the word used for the lodging of some of the pupils in a normal school)
- German: Internat
- Italian: collegio, convitto, internato
- Portuguese: colégio interno m, internato
- Russian: интерна́т
- Spanish: internado
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