"Volkshochschule" meaning in All languages combined

See Volkshochschule on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlə/ Audio: De-Volkshochschule.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Volk + -s- + Hochschule Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Volk|-s-|Hochschule}}, {{com|de|Volk|-s-|Hochschule}} Volk + -s- + Hochschule Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Volkshochschule f (genitive Volkshochschule, plural Volkshochschulen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Volkshochschule [genitive], Volkshochschulen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Volkshochschule [nominative, singular], Volkshochschulen [definite, nominative, plural], Volkshochschule [genitive, singular], Volkshochschulen [definite, genitive, plural], Volkshochschule [dative, singular], Volkshochschulen [dative, definite, plural], Volkshochschule [accusative, singular], Volkshochschulen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. A kind of post secondary school, see Folk High School - a European version of continuing education. Tags: feminine Synonyms: VHS
    Sense id: en-Volkshochschule-de-noun-m-SIbSL7 Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -s-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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