Gymnasia

/ɡɪmˈneɪʒə/ noun

Definition

Plural of gymnasium; ancient Greek schools or public buildings where young men trained in athletics, philosophy, and other subjects.

Etymology

From Greek 'gymnasia,' plural of 'gymnasion,' derived from 'gymnazein' (to exercise naked) and 'gymnos' (naked), referring to the practice of exercising without clothes in ancient Greece.

Kelly Says

The ancient Greeks literally stripped down to train because they believed the human body was something to perfect and display—it's wild that our modern word 'gymnasium' comes from a place where being naked while exercising was totally normal and considered a sign of civilization.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የትምህርት ቤት
ye-tim-hirt bet
ARالعربية
مدرسة ثانوية
madrasah thaaniwiyah
BNবাংলা
স্কুল
shool
CACatalà
institut
in-sti-toot
CSČeština
gymnázium
zhim-na-zee-um
DADansk
gymnasium
zhim-na-zee-um
DEDeutsch
Gymnasium
zhim-na-zee-um
ELΕλληνικά
γυμνάσιο
zim-na-thee-oh
ESEspañol
gimnasio
him-NA-see-oh
FAفارسی
دبیرستان
da-be-ri-stan
FISuomi
lukio
loo-kee-oh
FRFrançais
gymnasium
zhim-na-zee-ohm
GUGU
શાળા
shaala
HAHA
makaranta
ma-ka-ran-ta
HEעברית
תיכון
tee-khoon
HIहिन्दी
विद्यालय
vidhya-alay
HUMagyar
gimnázium
zhim-na-zee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
sekolah menengah atas
se-ko-lah me-nen-gah a-tas
IGIG
ikpe
ik-pe
ITItaliano
liceo classico
lee-cheh-oh klas-si-koh
JA日本語
中等学校
chuu-tou gakkou
KKKK
гимназия
zim-na-zi-ya
KMKM
សcokinetic
soh-kee-no-tik
KO한국어
고등학교
go-deung-hak-gyo
MRMR
शालेय
sha-lay
MSBahasa Melayu
sekolah menengah
se-ko-lah me-nen-gah
MYမြန်မာ
ပညာရေး ကျောင်း
pa-nya-re-e kya-ung
NLNederlands
gymnasium
zhim-na-zee-um
NONorsk
videregående skole
vee-de-re-gaa-ende sko-le
PAPA
ਮਿਡਲ ਸਕੂਲ
mid-del skool
PLPolski
liceum ogólnokształcące
lee-tse-um o-glen-no-khos-cha-tse
PTPortuguês
ginásio
zhee-NA-zee-oh
RORomână
liceu
lee-cheu
RUРусский
гимназия
gim-na-zi-ya
SVSvenska
gymnasium
zhim-na-zee-um
SWKiswahili
shule ya sekondari
shoo-leh ya se-kon-da-ri
TAதமிழ்
நுழைவு
nu-zhai-vu
TEతెలుగు
హైస్కూల్
hai-skool
THไทย
โรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา
roeng-ri-an mat-thayom-su-ka
TLTL
pamantasan
pa-man-ta-san
TRTürkçe
lise
lee-seh
UKУкраїнська
гімназія
him-na-zi-ya
URاردو
ہائی سکول
hai skool
VITiếng Việt
trường trung học
truong trung hoc
YOYO
ilẹ-ẹkọ
ee-leh-eh-koh
ZH中文
中学
zhong-xue
ZUZU
ikhetho
ee-khe-tho

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