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hostel school
[hos-tl skool]
noun
(formerly) one of a series of day schools in the Canadian north that were operated or funded by the federal government, themselves open to students of any ethnicity but having a nearby hostel, or residence, for the exclusive use of boarding Indigenous students.
(in India) boarding school.
hostel school
noun
(in N Canada) a government boarding school for Native American and Inuit students
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hostel school1
First recorded in 1850–55 hostel school for def. 1
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