classroom

noun

class·​room ˈklas-ˌrüm How to pronounce classroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a place where classes meet

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It is fitted out with a teaching kitchen, a podcast-production space, a large classroom called the Democracy in Action Lab, and a recording studio. Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Derek McCracken spent nearly a decade teaching agriculture in Ohio before launching The Owl’s Nest to give fellow educators ready-to-use classroom resources that actually inspire students. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2026 Despite no immediate plans for the new high school, students, parents and teachers turned out in droves to the Wednesday night panel meeting, which lasted nearly seven hours, to speak against AI and the use of technology in classrooms more generally. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 Most licenses require years of work experience, classroom education and state exams. Maxwell Harden, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for classroom

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of classroom was in 1777

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“Classroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classroom. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

classroom

noun
class·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce classroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room in a school or college in which classes meet

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