haute école

French

Etymology

Feminine of haut (“high”) + école (“school”) (from Latin schola); perfectly parallel to Dutch hogeschool; compare high school.

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Noun

haute école f (plural hautes écoles)

1. (France) Very academic, high-level, equitation style school of higher education
2. (Belgium) a school of higher education, academic but not ranked as a university

Related terms

• école primaire
• grande école