classroom

noun

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

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The funds are slated to be channeled through Shakira’s Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation), and will go toward rebuilding schools and getting children back into classrooms. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 From bustling city centres to local classrooms, thousands of young people will have the chance to take part. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 The fear resurfaced again, with real data behind it this time, when calculators entered American classrooms in the 1970s and ’80s. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Idaho has long ranked last or near last in funding per pupil, and has struggled with a decades-old funding formula that lawmakers and state officials say doesn’t reflect what is happening in classrooms today. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classroom

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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

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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