"separate school" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: separate schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} separate school (plural separate schools)
  1. (Canada) A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate from the public school system.
    (Ontario) A publicly-funded school that falls under the constitutional definition, historically implemented only for Roman Catholics, but has been provided for Protestants since the secularization of the public school system during the 1980s.
    Tags: Canada, Ontario
    Sense id: en-separate_school-en-noun-oEgt~7bX Categories (other): Canadian English, Ontario English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Schools Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 35 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 31 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 35 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 35 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Schools: 43 33 24
  2. (Canada) A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate from the public school system.
    (Alberta and Saskatchewan) A publicly funded school provided for Roman Catholics or Protestants, whichever is considered a minority in a public school jurisdiction.
    Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-separate_school-en-noun-SYibn-GB Categories (other): Alberta English, Canadian English, Saskatchewan English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 31 31
  3. (Canada) A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate from the public school system. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-separate_school-en-noun-cfrnT3Su Categories (other): Canadian English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 31 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (type of school in Canada): école séparée [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'type of school in Canada': 32 35 32

Inflected forms

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