# classroom

Pronunciation: US say "KLAS-room" /ˈklæsˌɹum/; UK say "KLAHS-ruum" /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

## Noun

1. A room, often in a school or other educational building, where classes are taught.
   - Simple: A room where a teacher gives lessons to a group of students, usually in a school.
   - _The school converted an old storage area into a science classroom._
   - _Budget cuts left several classrooms without working air conditioning this fall._

## Origin

A compound of "class" and "room."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/classroom (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).