"vernacular school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vernacular schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vernacular school (plural vernacular schools)
  1. (Malaysia, education) A type of primary school where either Mandarin or Tamil is the medium of instruction. Tags: Malaysia Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: national-type school
    Sense id: en-vernacular_school-en-noun-F~pKzMcY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian English Topics: education

Inflected forms

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