Nomen

das Internat

boarding school

Mein Bruder geht auf ein Internat.

My brother goes to a boarding school.

Das Leben im Internat ist streng.

Life at the boarding school is strict.

((to go to a boarding school)) auf ein Internat gehen She goes to a boarding school in Switzerland.

((to live at a boarding school)) im Internat leben He lived at a boarding school for ten years.

Synonyms: Schule (school), Pensionat (boarding house)

From Latin 'internus' (internal), because students live 'inside' the school.

Think of it as the place where students live 'internally'. This connects it to the adjective 'intern'.

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