boarding school

From boarding +‎ school.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɔːdɪŋ ˈskuːl/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɔɹdɪŋ ˈskul/

boarding school (plural boarding schools)

1. A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, with students going home at weekends or between terms.
2. (by extension) A boarding school in which a dominant or colonial culture whitewashes a subordinate one de-culturizing the students of their native language, customs, religion, and culture.

• residential school