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Noun
1. gymnasium
Place
2. Taiikukan
Wikipedia definition
3. GymIn the United States, the Turner movement thrived in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first Turners group was formed in Cincinnati in 1848. The Turners built gymnasia in several cities like Cincinnati and St. Louis which had large German American populations. These Gyms were utilized by adults and youth. For example, a young Lou Gehrig would frequent the Turner gym in New York City with his father. The YMCA first organized in Boston in 1851.
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Other forms
体育館 【たいくかん】
Notes
たいくかん: Irregular kana usage.

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