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(Noun) (American): a high school or elementary school to which admission is restricted.
(British): such a school open to local residents only.

Usage: The British aren't being silly: Prince Andrew could never have gone to Folkestone Grammar School because he lived elsewhere; that grammar school is private!

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(Noun) An English term for a school that charges school fees for pupils to attend. They are often academically selective schools. They also often have longer school holidays than state schools.

Usage: "How come you're at home, half term was last week!"
"I know, I go to a private school, we have longer holidays"
"That's so unfair!"

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