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high school

high school noun
plural high schools
high school
noun
plural high schools
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIGH SCHOOL
[count, noncount] : a school in the U.S. and Canada for older children
often used before another noun
◊ Children in the U.S. and Canada attend high school for their last three or usually four years of schooling before possibly going to a college or university.
compare elementary school, junior high school, middle school
[singular] used in the U.K. in the names of secondary schools