classroom
[
klas
-room, -r
oo
m,
klahs
-]
/ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs-/
noun
1.
a
room
, as in a school or college, in which
classes
are held.
2.
any place where one learns or gains experience:
The sea is the sailor's classroom.
Origin
1865-70,
Americanism;
class
+
room
British Dictionary definitions for
classroom
classroom
/
ˈklɑːsˌruːm;
-ˌrʊm
/
noun
1.
a room in which classes are conducted, esp in a school or college
Word Origin and History for
classroom
n.
also
class-room
, 1811, from
class
(n.) +
room
(n.).