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Kindergarten

//ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. Australia, Canada, India, US
  2. 2
    a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school wordnet
  3. 3
    The elementary school grade before first grade. Australia, Canada, India, US
  4. 4
    The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool. Philippines

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (early 19th century).

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