primary school
noun
1
: a school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten
Examples of primary school in a Sentence
She goes to primary school.
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During a visit with primary school students in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Melania Trump also promoted a USAID program that distributed more than 1.4 million textbooks to students.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Two 17-year-old boys, friends from primary school, stood arm in arm after bumping into each other at the vigil.
—Sarah Dean, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Fighters from Tel Rifaat have remained temporarily on duty, occupying a former Kurdish militia base in the primary school and guarding checkpoints on the edge of town.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who uses only one name, also directed all primary schools to shift to online classes.
—Reuters, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Two 17-year-old boys, friends from primary school, stood arm in arm after bumping into each other at the vigil.
—Sarah Dean, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Fighters from Tel Rifaat have remained temporarily on duty, occupying a former Kurdish militia base in the primary school and guarding checkpoints on the edge of town.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who uses only one name, also directed all primary schools to shift to online classes.
—Reuters, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20school. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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