gymnázium

See also: gymnazium

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Gymnasium, from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”). Cognates include Hungarian gimnázium.

Noun

gymnázium n

  1. grammar school (UK) (secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education)

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Further reading
  • gymnasium in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • gymnasium in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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