normal school


noun

(formerly) a school offering a two-year course and certification to high-school graduates preparing to be teachers, especially elementary-school teachers.
Compare teachers college.

Origin of normal school

First recorded in 1825–35

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British Dictionary definitions for normal school

Normal School

noun

(in France, and formerly England, the US, and Canada) a school or institution for training teachers

Word Origin for Normal School

C19: from French École Normale: the first French school so named was intended as a model for similar institutions