turnhalle

noun

1. A building used as a school of gymnastics, mostly in German contexts.

   The Cincinnati Forty-eighters were the first emigres who established a Turnhalle, a recreation center for the development of mind and body.

Where it comes from

German, from turnen (“to exercise, do gymnastics”) + Halle (“hall”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry turnhalle (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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