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Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: 'children's garden'

kindergarten

 noun
     
Related topics: Pre School
kin‧der‧gar‧ten [uncountable and countable]
1 American EnglishSEP a school or class for children aged five
2 British EnglishSEP a school for children aged two to five [= nursery school]
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