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A fee charging privately operated institution that does not receive public funding. [1] Brits have a way with words.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(United_Kingdom)

The US still somewhat has a similar distinction with public and private colleges. Private vs public funding rather than private vs public admission.

A similar distinction with opposite polarity, however.

A public school in Britain does not receive public funding.

A public school in the US is entirely publicly funded.

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