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noun

scuola

/skʊˈɔla/

school

Definitions

  1. 1

    A place where children or students go to be taught

    “Ogni mattina i bambini vanno a scuola insieme.”

    Every morning the children go to school together.

  2. 2

    The education system or process of learning in general

    “La scuola italiana comprende cinque anni di elementari.”

    The Italian school system includes five years of elementary school.

  3. 3

    A group of people who share the same style, ideas, or artistic approach

    “Questo pittore appartiene alla scuola veneziana del Rinascimento.”

    This painter belongs to the Venetian school of the Renaissance.

Word forms

Gender
feminine
Plural
scuole

Used in many fixed expressions, e.g. "andare a scuola" (to go to school) and "scuola guida" (driving school).