gymnasium

/dʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/noun

A big hall or building designed for playing indoor sports and doing exercise.

Example sentence

“The school assembly was held in the gymnasium.”

In German and several other European languages, a Gymnasium is an academic secondary school, a false friend that surprises translators. English keeps only the sports hall.

education

Related words

blackboardA big dark board, often made of slate, that people write on with chalk and wipe clean afterwards.laboratoryA room or building set up with special equipment for scientific experiments, research, or testing.whiteboardA board with a smooth white surface that you write on with erasable markers and can wipe clean afterward.auditoriumThe part of a theater or hall where the audience sits.projectorA machine that shines light to display pictures or video on a screen or wall.dormitoryA building, or section of one, where students, soldiers, or other groups of people sleep and live.