boarding school

noun

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: a school that provides meals and lodging

Examples of boarding school in a Sentence

He attended a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts. She was sent to boarding school when she was nine.
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The latter grew up at the elite Lundsberg boarding school, where his mother worked as a cleaner. — Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 His mother was placed with a Mormon foster family in 1952 under the church’s student placement program; his father, from Broken Arrow, also went through boarding school, joined the Marines, and met his mother in San Diego. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026 After a brief stint at a boarding school in Kent, Audrey Hepburn returned to the Netherlands in 1939 and, together with her mother, settled in Arnhem and then in Velp, with her grandfather. — Daria Egidi, Vanity Fair, 23 Aug. 2026 Prince George, having just turned 13, is due to start at Eton College, a prestigious boarding school for boys, in September. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boarding school

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First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boarding school was in 1665

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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarding%20school. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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boarding school

noun
: a school at which most of the pupils live during the school term

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