schoolhouse

See also: school-house

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school +‎ house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs, skoalhûs (“schoolhouse”), Dutch schoolhuis (“schoolhouse”), German Schulhaus (“schoolhouse”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskulˌhaʊs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

schoolhouse (plural schoolhouses)

  1. A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • one-room schoolhouse

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