Definition of gymnasium
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play \sense 1 jim-ˈnā-zē-ə, -zhə; sense 2 is usually gim-ˈnä-zē-ə\1a : a large room used for various indoor sports (such as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatusb : 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
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since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium
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Rucker Area Job Fair will happen Thursday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Enterprise High School gymnasium.
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This was not the former Louisville star's attempt at reliving his glory days; the 6-foot hoop in the Middletown Christian Church gymnasium posed no real challenge to Hancock.
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Elite Basketball Camp set The third annual Elite Basketball Camp, conducted by Glendale High boys' basketball coach Ib Belou, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at Glendale High’s gymnasium, 1440 E. Broadway, Glendale.
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Last month, a day after the city turned residents away from a forum on the future of Jackson Park because of limited seating, hundreds of residents packed a Woodlawn gymnasium to hammer out their first set of demands.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said 12,000 troops, firefighters and other rescuers continued searching for the missing, clearing debris off roads and delivering fresh water and food supplies for the displaced at a school gymnasium.
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Additions include a library expansion, science classrooms, art classrooms, music classroom and multi-purpose gymnasium, according to the draft plan.
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RBI for the Bees. Nutmeg Coaches Clinic The fifth annual Nutmeg Basketball Coaches Clinic will be be Sept. 16 in the gymnasium at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven.
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About 55 people slept in cots on the gymnasium floor last night, while others chose to stay with friends and family members in the area, said Larry Handerhan, chief of staff at the city’s Department of Human Services.
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Origin and Etymology of gymnasium
Latin, exercise ground, school, from Greek gymnasion, from gymnazein to exercise naked, from gymnos naked — more at naked
GYMNASIUM Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gymnasium for English Language Learners
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: a room or building that has equipment for sports activities or exercise
GYMNASIUM Defined for Kids
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: a room or building for sports events or exercise
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