mission school

noun

A school for religious, and sometimes also secular, education for the poor, funded by charitable donations.

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Meanings

nounmission school (plural mission schools)

plural mission schools

  1. A school for religious, and sometimes also secular, education for the poor, funded by charitable donations.
  2. A school conducted by a missionary abroad.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 教會學校 /教会学校
  • 教會學校 /教会学校 (jiàohuì xuéxiào)school for religious education for the poor
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Chicago

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