Gymnasium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sports A room or building equipped for indoor sports.
  • n. Sports An academic high school in some central European countries, especially Germany, that prepares students for the university.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large room or building for indoor sports.
  • n. A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
  • n. A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Greek antiquity, a public place for instruction in and the practice of athletic exercises: a feature of all Greek communities.
  • n. Hence In modern use, a place where or a building in which athletic exercises are taught and performed.
  • n. A school or seminary for the higher branches of literature and science; a school preparatory to the universities, especially in Germany; a classical as opposed to a technical school.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
  • n. a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    gymnasia   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    calisthenium    gymkhana    palaestra    palestra   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gym    cafeteria    auditorium    theaters    dormitory    museum    playroom    clinic    schoolroom    laboratory