classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

room where learning takes place

Synonyms

STRONG

hall homeroom lecture room school room study hall

WEAK

auditorium lab library study theater workshop

Example Sentences

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“While we didn’t win everything we know we deserve, this strike allowed us to imagine our schools and classrooms as they should be with staffing levels high enough that our students can learn and thrive.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I found it difficult to teach elegant theories of economics in the university classroom... I wanted to do something immediate to help people around me."

From Barron's

Shelley Quist said that on her phone she had earlier heard police "kicking" her son's classroom door down and several students being escorted out of the school.

From BBC

But in this classroom, we’re going to use our given names, not nicknames.”

From Literature

Students’ behavior in classrooms today would never have been tolerated in years past.

From The Wall Street Journal