- (British English) (North American English public school)
a school that is paid for by the government and provides free education 公立学校 Do you go to a state school or a private school? 你去公立学校还是私立学校? Do students from state schools get the same opportunities as children who are privately educated? 公立学校的学生和私立学校的孩子有同样的机会吗?
- (North American English) (also state university British and North American English)
a university that is managed by a state of the US (美国)州立大学