gymnasium

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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 \

Definition of gymnasium

1a : 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

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since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium

Recent Examples on the Web Benham, 55, who suffers from hypertension, told his mom that inmates have been given masks made of t-shirt material crafted by other prisoners and that some inmates have been put in a COVID unit housed in a prison gymnasium. — oregonlive, "Sheridan is latest Oregon prison to see COVID cases spike in short time," 30 Dec. 2020 Screams of excitement echoed in the gymnasium at the YWCA of Gary Tuesday as 25 of its youth entered to find rows of bikes waiting for them. — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, "Steelmakers bike donation met with squeals of joy," 27 Dec. 2020 About an hour after South Carroll had its winter teams in motion, Liberty’s girls basketball squad met at Oklahoma Road Middle School in Eldersburg to use its gymnasium for the first practice. — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "First day of practice for winter high school sports celebrated around Carroll County," 16 Dec. 2020 Our gymnasium at Westbrook was completely full, everybody there to see Brodie announce his decision. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "Andrew Bone on ‘The Road to Bama,’ catching TD passes from Brodie Croyle & becoming a recruiting insider," 14 Dec. 2020 The session was originally to be held in an indoor gymnasium, but officials changed course over the weekend amid growing concerns about the recent surge in coronavirus cases. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, "Shelter changes, stressed clinics, Statehouse planning: News from around our 50 states," 2 Dec. 2020 At a weekly indoor, in-person rehearsal, 50 singers are permitted in a large gymnasium that can hold 750. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "In COVID-19 times, Central Florida still needs to sing — creatively and safely," 12 Nov. 2020 The walls of Prince Tech’s gymnasium in Hartford are lined with history. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "‘It just felt like another home:’ Prince Tech star Kazell Stewart stays close to home, signs to play college basketball for Scott Burrell, Southern Connecticut," 19 Dec. 2020 New members of the New Hampshire state Legislature will hold its Organization Day on an outdoor field hockey pitch at the University of New Hampshire rather than in an indoor gymnasium as initially planned. — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, "The latest on the COVID-19 vaccines rollout," 1 Dec. 2020

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