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gymnasia

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[ gim-nah-zee-uh ]

/ gɪmˈnɑ zi ə /

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noun

a plural of gymnasium¹.

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Words nearby gymnasia

gym bunny, gymel, gymkhana, gymn-, gymnanthous, gymnasia, gymnasiarch, gymnasiast, gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastic

Other definitions for gymnasia (2 of 2)

gymnasia²

[ jim-ney-zee-uh, -zhuh ]

/ dʒɪmˈneɪ zi ə, -ʒə /

noun

a plural of gymnasium².

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How to use gymnasia in a sentence

Then there are roundabouts uncountable, and gymnasia abundant.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
Many of them had seen better days at home, some had even been students at gymnasia and at universities.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
There are several girls gymnasia in Germany which testify to332 the demand for higher education.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900|Various
The gymnasia are elaborately equipped with exercising apparatus.
Europe from a Motor Car|Russell Richardson

In Germany, the higher schools, intended to give immediate preparation for the universities, are termed gymnasia.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon|Karl Friedrich Ledderhose