"cram school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cram schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cram school (plural cram schools)
  1. (education) A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities. Wikipedia link: cram school Categories (topical): Education, Schools Translations (specialised school): 補習社 (Chinese Cantonese), 补习社 (bou² zaap⁶ se⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 補習班 (Chinese Mandarin), 补习班 (bǔxíbān) (Chinese Mandarin), valmennuskurssi (Finnish), classe préparatoire [feminine] (French), prépa [colloquial, feminine] (French), Paukschule [feminine] (German), bimbel (Indonesian), (juku) (alt: じゅく) (Japanese), 学習塾 (gakushū juku) (alt: がくしゅうじゅく) (Japanese), 학원 (hagwon) (alt: 學院) (Korean), kursy [masculine, plural] (Polish), cursinho [masculine] (Portuguese), подготови́тельные ку́рсы (podgotovítelʹnyje kúrsy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), ку́рсы (kúrsy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), clases particulares [feminine, plural] (Spanish), cursos de nivelación [Mexico, masculine, plural] (Spanish), escuela intensiva [feminine] (Spanish), escuela preparatoria [feminine] (Spanish), โรงเรียนกวดวิชา (roong rian gùat wí-chaa) (Thai), dershane (Turkish)

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