gymnasium

gym·na·si·um  (jm-nz-m)

n. pl. gym·na·si·ums or gym·na·si·a (-z-) Sports

1. A room or building equipped for indoor sports.

2. (gm-näz-m) An academic high school in some central European countries, especially Germany, that prepares students for the university.

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[Latin, school, from Greek gumnasion, from gumnazein, to exercise naked, from gumnos, naked; see nog^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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gymnasium

Noun

a large room containing equipment such as bars, weights, and ropes, for physical exercise [Greek gumnazein to exercise naked]

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Gymnasium

(in Europe) a name given to a high school at which students prepare for university entrance.

See also: Learning

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Gymnasium - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" academy - a secondary school (usually private) trade school, vocational school - a secondary school teaching the skilled trades high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school, high - a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" junior high, junior high school - a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades prep school, preparatory school - a private secondary school public school - private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition grammar school - a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college secondary modern school - a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education composite school, comprehensive school - a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities
	2.	gymnasium - athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training gym athletic facility - a facility for athletic events

Translations

gymnasium [dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm] gym n → gymnase m

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gymnasium [dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm] n → Turnhalle f

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gymnasium [dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm] n → palestra