SCHOOLHOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schoolhouse mean? 

• SCHOOLHOUSE (noun)
  The noun SCHOOLHOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a building where young people receive education

  Familiarity information: SCHOOLHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHOOLHOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A building where young people receive education

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

school; schoolhouse

Context example:

he walked to school every morning

Hypernyms ("schoolhouse" is a kind of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

Meronyms (parts of "schoolhouse"):

classroom; schoolroom (a room in a school where lessons take place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "schoolhouse"):

conservatoire; conservatory (a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts)

day school (a school building without boarding facilities)

Holonyms ("schoolhouse" is a part of...):

school system (establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school)