GYMNASIUM DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
Websters 1828 Dictionary 
Gymnasium GYMNASIUM, n. [Gr. from naked.] In Greece, a place where
athletic exercises were performed. Hence, a place of exercise; a school.
WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) 
Gymnasium
n 1: a school for students intermediate between elementary
school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 [syn: secondary
school}, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school]
2: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
[syn: gymnasium, gym]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) 
gymnasium noun (plural -nasiums or
gymnasia)
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
Oxford English Reference Dictionary 
gymnasium n. (pl. gymnasiums or gymnasia) 1 a room or building equipped for gymnastics. 2 a school in Germany or Scandinavia that prepares pupils for university
entrance. Derivatives: gymnasial adj. Etymology: L f. Gk gumnasion f. gumnazo exercise f. gumnos naked
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary 
gymnasium
(gymnasiums, or gymnasia)
A gymnasium is the same as a gym. (FORMAL)
N-COUNT
English Explanatory Dictionary 
gymnasium
dʒɪmˈneɪzjəm n. (pl. gymnasiums or gymnasia) 1 a room or building
equipped for gymnastics. 2 a school in Germany or Scandinavia that prepares
pupils for university entrance. øøgymnasial adj. [L f. Gk gumnasion
f. gumnazo exercise f. gumnos naked]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 
Gymnasium \Gym*na"si*um\n.; pl. E. Gymnasiums, L. Gymnasia.
[L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise (naked), fr. ? naked.]
1. A place or building where athletic exercises are
performed; a school for gymnastics.
2. A school for the higher branches of literature and
science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used
esp. of German schools of this kind.
More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than
universities. --Hallam.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 
GYMNASIUM
jim-na'-zi-um.
See GAMES; PALAESTRA.
Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms 
gymnasium
n.
1. Place for athletic exercises.
2. School, seminary, academy, high-school.
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "gymnasium":
agora, amphitheater, archery ground, arena, athletic field,
auditorium, background, badminton court, baseball field,
basketball court, bear garden, billiard parlor, bowl,
bowling alley, bowling green, boxing ring, bull ring, campus,
canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, court,
cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, fairway,
family room, fencing school, field, floor, football field, forum,
game room, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, gridiron, ground,
gym, hall, hippodrome, ice rink, infield, links, lists, locale,
marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, outfield, oval, palaestra,
parade ground, pit, place, platform, playground, playing field,
playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, precinct, prize ring,
public square, purlieu, putting green, racecourse, racket court,
range, rec room, recreation room, ring, rink, rumpus room, scene,
scene of action, scenery, setting, site, skating rink,
soccer field, sphere, squared circle, squash court, stadium, stage,
stage set, stage setting, stretch, tennis court, terrain, theater,
tilting ground, tiltyard, track, turf, walk, wrestling ring,
wrestling school
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