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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prathmik vidyalay
"मेरा छोटा भाई प्राथमिक विद्यालय में पढ़ता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A school for children between the ages of seven and eleven, coming between infant school and secondary school in some educational systems.
"My younger brother is starting at the local junior school this September." - 2
The section of an independent or private school catering to younger pupils.
"She enrolled her daughter in the junior school division of the academy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'junior' (from Latin 'iūnior', meaning younger) and 'school' (from Ancient Greek 'scholē', meaning leisure or place of learning). The compound term emerged in 19th-century educational systems to designate primary education levels for children typically aged seven to eleven, bridging infant schools and secondary education.
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école élémentaire
Transliteration: ekol elementɛʁ
"Les enfants vont à l'école élémentaire à partir de six ans."
Grundschule
Transliteration: ˈɡʁʊntˌʃuːlə
"Mein Sohn geht jetzt in die Grundschule."
scuola elementare
Transliteration: ˈskwɔla elemenˈtare
"I bambini frequentano la scuola elementare."
escuela primaria
Transliteration: esˈkwela pɾiˈmaɾja
"Ella es maestra en una escuela primaria."
escola primária
Transliteration: iˈskolɐ pɾiˈmaɾjɐ
"As crianças aprendem a ler na escola primária."
प्राथमिक विद्यालय
Transliteration: prathmik vidyalay
"मेरा छोटा भाई प्राथमिक विद्यालय में पढ़ता है।"
小学
Transliteration: xiǎo xué
"这家小学拥有很好的教学设施。"
초등학교
Transliteration: chodeunghakgyo
"그녀의 아이가 초등학교에 입학했습니다."
小学校
Transliteration: shōgakkō
"娘は毎朝小学校へ歩いて通っています。"
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