Meanings
plural residential schools
- Synonym of boarding school.
1 more example
Residential schools were often underfunded and overcrowded, and according to the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), the education offered was poor. Children forced to attend residential schools were punished for speaking their own languages and engaging in other cultural practices, the NCTR says.
2024 June 26, Courtney Dickson, “First Nation, Catholic Church agree on residential school truths”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2025Synonyms: boarding school
- Synonym of reform school.
Synonyms: reform school
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of boarding school.
nounSynonym of reform school.
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residential school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residential%20school
“residential school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residential%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “residential school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/residential%20school.
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