What was the Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia, which closed in 2005?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. A school of the Armenian community
- Step 1: The school was founded in 1926. Step 2. The Melkonian was a well-known Armenian boarding school. Answer: A school of the Armenian community. Why not the others: The Melkonian was not a naval school, a school for the blind or a language university.
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