🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पारीश स्कूल

Pronunciation / Transliteration: parish skool

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Parochial school/pəˈroʊ.ki.əl skuːl/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"वह एक धार्मिक पारीश स्कूल में पढ़ता है।"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A private primary or secondary school affiliated with a religious parish, typically Roman Catholic or another Christian denomination.

    "She received her early education at a local Catholic parochial school."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective parochial, originating from the Late Latin parochialis and Greek paroikia (meaning a settlement or parish), combined with school from the Latin schola. Historically, it refers to an educational institution maintained by a religious parish or church organization, predominantly within Christian denominations.

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