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Gymnasium
/ɡʏmˈnaːziʊm/
Academic high school (NOT: gym)
When to use it
False friend. A gymnasium for sport is 'Sporthalle' or 'Turnhalle'. 'Gymnasium' = the top track of German secondary school.
In conversation
—Mein Sohn geht aufs Gymnasium.
“—My son goes to academic high school.”