gymnasium

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

gymnase

collège

lycée

salle de gymnastique

gym

salle de sport

gymnastique

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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