gymnasium

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a large room with equipment for exercising the body and increasing strength, or space for playing sport, especially in a school:

The dance classes were held in a high school gymnasium .

The top floor contains a gymnasium and basketball court.

a school in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and some other countries that prepares children for university:

She spent a year at a gymnasium in Heidelburg, Germany.

A science teacher at Spanga Gymnasium in Stockholm, Sweden did a collaborative project with a twin school in Madagascar.

a building or room designed and equipped for various sports, physical training, and exercise