primary school
English
Noun
primary school (plural primary schools)
- (Britain, education) 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
Coordinate terms
- secondary school
- tertiary education, tertiary-level education
Related terms
- high school
- middle school
Translations
first formal, obligatory school
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Further reading
primary school on Wikipedia.Wikipedia