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Definition of parochial school noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parochial school

noun

/pəˈrəʊkiəl skuːl/

/pəˈrəʊkiəl skuːl/

(North American English)

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a private school supported by a particular Christian church compare faith school

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