schoobrary
n.— «You may recall that when the idea of placing a school in a planned downtown library (an idea we’ve taken to calling a schoobrary) surfaced late last year, concerns arose about the increased construction costs that would result since schools are subject to stricter building standards.» —“How About a Charterbrary?” by Rani Gupta Voiceofsandiego.org (San Diego, California) June 4, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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