gymnasium
noun
gym·na·si·um
sense 1
jim-ˈnā-zē-əm
-zhəm;
sense 2 is usually
gim-ˈnä-zē-əm
plural gymnasiums or gymnasia
sense 1
jim-ˈnā-zē-ə
-zhə;
sense 2 is usually gim-ˈnä-zē-ə
1
a
: a large room used for various indoor sports (such as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatus
b
: a building (as on a college campus) containing space and equipment for various indoor sports activities and usually including spectator accommodations, locker and shower rooms, offices, classrooms, and a swimming pool
2
[German, from Latin, school]
: a European secondary school that prepares students for the university
Examples of gymnasium in a Sentence
since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium
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On Monday, Gary Community School Corp. officials announced classes would resume Tuesday as gymnasium repairs take place.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Approximately 100 people attended the debate, which took place in the gymnasium of the Bethlehem Center at 951 Evans Avenue and was organized by the Historic Southside Neighborhood Association.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
On Monday, Gary Community School Corp. officials announced classes would resume Tuesday as gymnasium repairs take place.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
For a moment, the staff feel confidently in the clear, until Jacob remembers that the fancy scoreboard is still hanging proudly in the gymnasium.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gymnasium
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gymnasium. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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gymnasium
noun
gym·na·si·um
jim-ˈnā-zē-əm
-zhəm
-zhəm
plural gymnasiums or gymnasia
-zē-ə,
-zhə
: a room or building for sports activities
Etymology
from Latin gymnasium "exercise ground, school," from Greek gymnasion (same meaning), from gymnazein "to exercise naked," from gymnos "naked"
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