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classroom

noun

class·​room ˈklas-ˌrüm How to pronounce classroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a place where classes meet

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Braun said the district is required to follow the law of a 22-1 ratio of students to teachers in classrooms. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025 Watertown chose to move students into modular classrooms during construction so the old high school could be demolished and the new one built all at once, rather than in phases. Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 Our 2nd grader should be in his classroom, not in a detention cell. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Banatao says the project will provide more classroom space, more areas for student projects, dedicated space for music and arts programs and additional restrooms in the kindergarten/TK area. Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for classroom

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of classroom was in 1777

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“Classroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classroom. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

classroom

noun
class·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce classroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room in a school or college in which classes meet

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