What does lycée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word lycée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lycée in French.

The word lycée in French means high school, the Lyceum, agricultural college, French Lycée, senior high school, hotel school, private high school, vocational school, vocational school, institute of technology, experimental high school. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lycée

high school

nom masculin (France (établissement scolaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lycée prépare au passage du baccalauréat. C'est au lycée que j'ai décidé de devenir architecte.
I decided to become an architect when I was in sixth-form.

the Lyceum

nom masculin (Antiquité (école philosophique fondée par Aristote) (Ancient Greece)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

agricultural college

nom masculin (lycée préparant aux professions agricoles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

French Lycée

nom masculin (lycée de langue française à l'étranger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

senior high school

nom masculin (lycée d'enseignement général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hotel school

nom masculin (lycée pour restauration et hôtels)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

private high school

nom masculin (institution scolaire) (education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lycées privés sont payants et opèrent une sélection plus importante.

vocational school

nom masculin (lycée préparant à un métier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vocational school

nom masculin (lycée préparant aux métiers techniques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

institute of technology

nom masculin (école proposant des études techniques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

experimental high school

nom masculin (lycée expérimental) (education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Charles est dans un lycée-pilote où la moitié des cours est dispensée en espagnol.

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