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 | | In England and Wales, one of a small number of prestigious historic schools open to the public which normally charge fees and are financed by bodies other than the state, commonly as private charitable trusts; here the word "public" is used much as in "public house". |
 | | The term public school tends to be associated with older, more prestigious fee-paying schools (for example, Eton, Harrow), but the distinction between these and other fee-paying schools is not well-defined. |
 | | In Scotland, Australia, the United States and most other English-speaking nations, a school which does not charge tuition fees but is financed and/or controlled by the government, in contrast to a private school (also known as an independent school); here the word "public" is used much as in "public library", i.e. |
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