What does liceo in Italian mean?

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

The word liceo in Italian means high school, high school, Lyceum, arts high school, classical high school, Foreign Language High School, private high school, scientific high school. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word liceo

high school

sostantivo maschile (tipo di scuola superiore) (type of school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo studente era iscritto al primo anno del liceo classico.
The student was enrolled in her first year at the classics high school.

high school

sostantivo maschile (sede di liceo) (building)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il liceo scientifico è in fondo a questa strada.
The high school is at the end of the street.

Lyceum

sostantivo maschile (storico (scuola filosofica aristotelica) (historic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il Liceo aristotelico era dotato di un museo e di una biblioteca.
The Aristotelian Lyceum had a museum and a library.

arts high school

sostantivo maschile (tipo di scuola)

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

classical high school

sostantivo maschile (tipo di scuola)

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

Foreign Language High School

private high school

scientific high school

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio figlio ha scelto il liceo scientifico, mentre la sorella ha preferito un istituto tecnico.
My son chose the scientific high school, whereas his sister chose a technical institute.

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