gymnasium

Definition of Gymnasium in English :

a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

2. gym, gymnasium

athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gymnasium

noun plural -siums or -sia (-zɪə)

1.

a large room or hall equipped with bars, weights, ropes, etc, for games or physical training

2.

(in various European countries) a secondary school that prepares pupils for university

nounWord forms: plural gymˈnasiums or gymˈnasia (dʒɪmˈneɪziə ; jimnāˈzēə)

1.

a room or building equipped for physical training and athletic games and sports

2. [G-]

in Germany and some other European countries, a secondary school for students preparing to enter a university

n. pl. gym·na·si·ums or gym·na·si·a (-zē-ə)
Sports

1. A room or building equipped for indoor sports.

2. (gĭm-näzē-m′) An academic high school in some central European countries, especially Germany, that prepares students for the university.