schoolhouse

Meaning

Noun

A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.

Related

Narrower meaning words

one-room schoolhouse

Broader meaning words

house

Origin

From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs,
skoalhûs, Dutch schoolhuis, German Schulhaus.

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