Definition of gymnasium
gymnasiums
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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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Examples of gymnasium in a Sentence
since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium
Recent Examples of gymnasium from the Web
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Chapel Hill Principal Jackson responded with her own strategy during my visit: a discussion with the school’s 88 African American male students in the gymnasium about improving their academic achievement and connection to the wider school community.
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The learning center/technology lab and gymnasium were improved and updated.
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As part of an effort to recruit millennials, Point72 renovated its gymnasium and built a nap area as well as a lactation room.
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If the unassuming, easygoing Lue had his preference, the teams would duke it out for the Larry O'Brien Trophy on a playground court in a stifling hot gymnasium, with only a handful of onlookers present.
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If the unassuming, easygoing Lue had his preference, the teams would duke it out for the Larry O'Brien Trophy on a playground court in a stifling hot gymnasium, with only a handful of onlookers present.
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Mount de Sales Basketball Camp will be held June 19-22 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Mount de Sales gymnasium.
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That inn, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, burned in 1997, and the rebuilding happened to coincide with the demolition of the old gymnasium at the boys camp, where the climactic dance scene that ends the film was shot.
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And there’s no follow up to that compelling early scene when González reveals the Buena Vista Social Club gymnasium.
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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
First Known Use: 1598
GYMNASIUM Defined for English Language Learners
gymnasium
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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playDefinition of gymnasium for Students
: a room or building for sports events or exercise
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