American Dictionary
Definition initiation school in American English
initiation school noun
[countable/uncountable] noun
/ɪnɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n ˌskul/
1
in some traditional African societies, a place where teenage boys spend time as part of the process of becoming adults, including being circumcised
Example
A lack of legislation stipulating a minimum age at which boys in Lesotho can attend an initiation school and be circumcised has seen boys as young as 12 dropping out of school and heading for the mountains.
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