GYMNASIUM


Meaning of GYMNASIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sense 1 ]

jim-ˈnā-zē-əm, -zhəm; sense 2 usually gim-ˈnä-zē-əm noun

( plural -na·si·ums or gym·na·sia -ˈnā-zē-ə, -ˈnā-zhə; -ˈnä-zē-ə)

Etymology: Latin, exercise ground, school, from Greek gymnasion, from gymnazein to exercise naked, from gymnos naked — more at naked

Date: 1598

1.

a. : a large room used for various indoor sports (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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.