Gymnasium

Meaning

grammar school (UK), prep school (US) (school used to prepare students for university)

Concepts

high school

grammar school

gymnasium

secondary school

atheneum

upper secondary school

Gymnasium

senior high school

junior high school

middle school

classical school

big school

defensive backs

secondary line

elementary school

primary school

school

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡʏmˈnaːziʊm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).

Sentences

Er besuchte das Gymnasium in Oppeln .

He attended high school in Opole.

Schmidt besuchte das Gymnasium in Nordhausen im Harz .

Schmidt attended grammar school in Nordhausen in the Harz Mountains.

Beim Wettbewerb Jugend forscht hatte das Gymnasium mehrere kleinere Siege zu verzeichnen .

The Gymnasium had several smaller victories in the Jugend forscht competition.