primary school

noun

Synonyms of primary school next

: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten

: elementary school

Examples of primary school in a Sentence

She goes to primary school.

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During a visit with primary school students in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Melania Trump also promoted a USAID program that distributed more than 1.4 million textbooks to students. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025 Two 17-year-old boys, friends from primary school, stood arm in arm after bumping into each other at the vigil. —

Sarah Dean, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025 Fighters from Tel Rifaat have remained temporarily on duty, occupying a former Kurdish militia base in the primary school and guarding checkpoints on the edge of town. —

Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024 Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who uses only one name, also directed all primary schools to shift to online classes. —

Reuters, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for primary school

Word History

Etymology

translation of French école primaire

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of primary school was in 1792

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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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