Definition: An institution for educating children; any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline.
Learner Tip: ASL students sometimes confuse SCHOOL with PAPER or sometimes mispronounce it as PAPER.
Synonyms: COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, elementary school, graduate school, high school, junior high school, preschool, private school, residential school, EDUCATION.
ASL signs for the category of countries, including continents.
ASL signs for the category of cities around the world plus states and provinces in North America. Note that many loanwords/signs are borrowed from other countries if not available in ASL.
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