gymnasium

Meaning

  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

gymnasium

gym

high school

sports hall

grammar school

upper secondary school

drill ground

training room

arena

prize ring

place for gymnastic exercises

boxing hall

secondary school

fitness center

gymnasia

indoor stadium

fencing school

classical school

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/
Etymology

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

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