gymnasium

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A large room or building for indoor sports.
2. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university; grammar school, prep school
3. A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

Sinonieme

gym

high school

sports hall

gymnasia

prize ring

secondary school

upper secondary school

classical school

training room

place for gymnastic exercises

fencing school

boxing hall

fitness center

arena

indoor stadium

drill ground

grammar school

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.