"schoolyard" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-schoolyard.wav Forms: schoolyards [plural]
Etymology: From school + yard. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|school|yard}} school + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} schoolyard (plural schoolyards)
  1. (chiefly US) The grounds around a school. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-schoolyard-en-noun-Np-REQTi Categories (other): American English, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 53
  2. (chiefly UK) An open field near a school used for recreation by the students. Tags: UK Hyponyms (open field near a school): blacktop [US] Translations (open area connected to school where students can spend recess): skolegård [common-gender] (Danish), skolgård [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-schoolyard-en-noun-KJIUnmQn Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'open field near a school': 20 80 Disambiguation of 'open area connected to school where students can spend recess': 37 63

Inflected forms

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