"night school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night schools [plural], nightschool [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} night school (countable and uncountable, plural night schools)
  1. A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Schools Synonyms: evening school Related terms: evening class, night class Translations (school with classes held predominantly in the evening): ညကျောင်း (nya.kyaung:) (Burmese), 夜校 (yèxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), iltakoulu (Finnish), cours du soir [masculine] (French), Abendschule [feminine] (German), esti iskola (Hungarian), dolgozók iskolája (Hungarian), 夜学 (yagaku) (alt: やがく) (Japanese), 야간학교 (yaganhakgyo) (alt: 夜間學校) (Korean), вече́рняя шко́ла (večérnjaja škóla) [feminine] (Russian), вече́рние ку́рсы (večérnije kúrsy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), escuela nocturna [feminine] (Spanish), אָוונטשול (ovntshul) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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      "sense": "school with classes held predominantly in the evening",
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      "sense": "school with classes held predominantly in the evening",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "escuela nocturna"
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      "sense": "school with classes held predominantly in the evening",
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