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gymnasium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
   • [I]t is well understood that the building for the gymnasium will be erected on lots now belonging to the College, lying in High-street, immediately in the rear of the Library. 1859 July 28, W. G., “Yale College Commencement. One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Anniversary. […]”, in The New-York Times, volume VIII, number 2452, New York, N.Y., published 30 July 1859, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 2:
2. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
   • Near-synonyms: grammar school, prep school
3. (historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.

Forms

Deriveds

trimnasium · gymnatorium · trainasium · gymnasial

Relateds

gymno- · gymnastics · gymnasion

Synonyms

prep school · gym · grammar school

Translations (124)

sl telovadnica (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sv gymnasium (type of school) · ms gimnasium (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ca institut (type of school) · pt ginásio (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ga giomnáisiam (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ru гимнасти́ческий зал (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sh гимназија (type of school) · vi thể dục (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · be трэнажо́рная за́ла (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fr gymnase (type of school) · uk спортза́л (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · it palestra (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · pdt Spälhaul (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · gd ionad-cleasachd (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sv sporthall (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fr salle de sport (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · tr jimnastik salonu (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · nl gymnastiekzaal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · pt ginásio (type of school) · az gimnaziya (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · vo turöp (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · mi whare korikori (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · hu gimnázium (type of school) · io gimnazio (type of school) · et gümnaasium (type of school) · ur جِم خانَہ (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ja 体育館 (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · be гімнасты́чная за́ла (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · bg гимна́зия (type of school) · yue 健身室 (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fr lycée (type of school) · pl sala gimnastyczna (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · tr spor salonu (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · uk гімнасти́чний зал (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ang pleġstōw (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ro gimnaziu (type of school) · de Sporthalle (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · dsb gymnazium (type of school) · grc γυμνάσιον (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fi lukio (type of school) · km កន្លែងហាត់ប្រាណ (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ro sală de gimnastică (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · id gimnasium (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ro hală de gimnastică (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · hu tornacsarnok (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fr salle de gymnastique (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · be гімна́зія (type of school) · ca gimnàs (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · de Fitnessstudio (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · nv biiʼndaʼaʼnéhé (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · is leikfimisalur (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · gl ximnasio (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · es instituto (type of school) · el λύκειο (type of school) · mi whare whakapakari tinana (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · de Gymnasium (type of school) · is íþróttahús (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · eo gimnazio (type of school) · vi gym (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · eo gimnastikejo (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · uk гімна́зія (type of school) · pl siłownia (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ru джим (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · hy գիմնազիա (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fi kuntosali (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · pl gimnazjum (type of school) · es gimnasio (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · nn gymnastikksal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · yi גימנאַזיע (type of school) · da gymnasium (type of school) · is menntaskóli (type of school) · id gimnasium (type of school) · lt gimnazija (type of school) · fi liikuntasali (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · yue gym房 (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fr gymnase (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · pt academia (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · es bachillerato (type of school) · sl gimnazija (type of school) · bg гимнасти́чески сало́н (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · mk гимнастичка сала (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ca gimnàs (type of school) · de Turnhalle (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · cy campfa (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · eu gimnasio (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ur جِم (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · it Liceo Classico (type of school) · sh терета̀на (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · el γυμνάσιο (type of school) · ru гимна́зия (type of school) · nl turnzaal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sh gimnastička sala (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ru тренажёрный зал (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fa-ira سالُنِ وَرْزِش (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · nb gymnastikksal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · be спартза́ла (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sh teretàna (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · io gimnastikeyo (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · el γυμναστήριο (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · mi whare whakapakari (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · is framhaldsskóli (type of school) · nn gymsal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · tr lise (type of school) · it ginnasio (type of school) · nl gymzaal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · fa-ira وَرْزِشْگاه (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · cs tělocvična (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ur وَرْزِش گاہ (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · nb gymsal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · de Muckibude (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sk telocvičňa (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ko 체육관 (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · uk тренаже́рний зал (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · cs gymnázium (type of school) · sv gymnastiksal (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · de Gymnastikraum (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sh гимнастичка сала (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ru спортза́л (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · nb sportshall (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · hu tornaterem (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · cmn 健身房 (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · ur وَرْزِش خانَہ (place for indoor sports — see also gym) · sh gimnazija (type of school)