primary school

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Noun

primary school (plural primary schools)

1. (British, schools) The first formal, obligatory school. Usually begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.

   The child's mother was tearful as he boarded the bus for his first day of primary school.

Synonyms

• elementary school
• grade school

Related terms

• high school
• middle school

Translations

• French: école primaire
• German: Grundschule, (dated) Volksschule
• Italian: scuola elementare
• Portuguese: ensino primário
• Russian: семиле́тка
• Spanish: primaria

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