schoolhouse

noun

school·​house ˈskül-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce schoolhouse (audio)
: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school

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Getting a kid a job early on, versus another day camp or something, is more important than education in the schoolhouse. Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024 Restoration work began in 2016, and today the former schoolhouse serves as a community center. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024 Ten days after the shooting, the schoolhouse was torn down, and a new one was built nearby. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024 The quirky schoolhouse homestead that took the Internet by storm This former elementary school was once a repository for apples, a barn that housed turkeys and even a haunt for a ghost. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schoolhouse 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schoolhouse was in the 14th century

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“Schoolhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolhouse. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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schoolhouse

noun
school·​house -ˌhau̇s How to pronounce schoolhouse (audio)
: a building used as a school

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