English Explanatory Dictionary

schoolhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈskulˌhaʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-schoolhouse.wav

Word forms

schoolhouse schoolhouses scholehouse school-house

Etymology

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

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