dojo

noun do·jo \ˈdō-(ˌ)jō\

: a school for teaching people karate, judo, etc.

plural dojos

Full Definition of DOJO

: a school for training in various arts of self-defense (as judo or karate)

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Japanese dōjō, from dō way, art + -jō ground

First Known Use: 1942

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