arena

a·re·na

 (ə-rē′nə)

n.

1.

a. An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles.

b. A building housing such an area.

2. A place or scene where forces contend or events unfold: withdrew from the political arena; the world as an arena of moral conflict.

3. The area in the center of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and other spectacles were held.

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[Latin harēna, arēna, sand, a sand-strewn place of combat in an amphitheater; akin to Sabine fasēna, sand, perhaps ultimately of Etruscan origin.]

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arena

(əˈriːnə)

n

1. (General Sporting Terms)

a. an enclosure or platform, usually surrounded by seats on all sides, in which sports events, contests, entertainments, etc, take place: a boxing arena.

b. (as modifier): arena stage.

2. (Historical Terms) the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheatre, in which gladiatorial contests and other spectacles were held

3. a sphere or scene of conflict or intense activity: the political arena.

[C17: from Latin harēna sand, place where sand was strewn for the combats]

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a•re•na

(əˈri nə)

n., pl. -nas.

1. a central area used for sports or other forms of entertainment and surrounded by seats for spectators.

2. a building housing an arena.

3. the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other spectacles.

4. a field of competition or activity: the arena of politics.

[1620–30; < Latin (h)arēna sand, sandy place, area sanded for combat]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	arena - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" domain, sphere, orbit, area, field environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" distaff - the sphere of work by women front - a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" kingdom, realm, land - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" lap - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap" political arena, political sphere - a sphere of intense political activity preserve - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" province, responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
	2.	arena - the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
	3.	arena - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments sports stadium, stadium, bowl coliseum, amphitheater, amphitheatre - an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held ballpark, park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" bullring - a stadium where bullfights take place circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games covered stadium, domed stadium, dome - a stadium that has a roof field house - an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport football stadium - a stadium where football games are held hippodrome - a stadium for horse shows or horse races skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium stand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
	4.	arena - a playing field where sports events take place scene of action circus - an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus" athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

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arena

noun

1. ring, ground, stage, field, theatre, bowl, pitch, stadium, enclosure, park (U.S. & Canad.), coliseum, amphitheatre the largest indoor sports arena in the world

2. scene, world, area, stage, field, theatre, sector, territory, province, forum, scope, sphere, realm, domain He has no intention of withdrawing from the political arena.

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arena

noun

A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:

area, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world.

Slang: bag.

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Translations

مَيدان، ساحَة عامَّه

aréna

arenakampplads

Arena

αρένα

arena

arène

küzdõtér

leikvöllur

arenapalestra

arena

arēna

arenakampplass

арена

arena

gösteri alanı

竞技场表演场地

arena

[əˈriːnə] N

1. (= stadium) → estadio m

2. (= circus) → pista f

3. (Bullfighting) (= building) → plaza f; (= pit) → ruedo m

4. (fig) (= stage) → palestra f
the political arena → el ruedo político

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arena

[əˈriːnə] n

(= stadium) → arène f

(= field of activity) → arène f
the political arena → l'arène politique
the economic arena → l'arène économique
to enter the arena → entrer dans l'arène

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arena

n (lit, fig) → Arena f; arena of war → Kriegsschauplatz m; to enter the arena (fig) → die Arena betreten, auf den Plan treten

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arena

[əˈriːnə] n → arena

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arena

(əˈriːnə) noun

any place for a public show contest etc. a sports arena. arena مَيدان، ساحَة عامَّه арена arena aréna die Arena arena; kampplads; -arena αρένα, στάδιοarena areen آوردگاه؛ استادیوم areena arèneזירה रंगभूमि arena küzdőtér gelanggang leikvöllur arena 競技場 무대 arena arēna arena arenaarena, kampplassarena استدیدیوم، ډګر، سیمه ، میدان arena arenă арена aréna arena arena arena สนามกีฬา gösteri alanı (供公開演出或競賽等的)活動場地 арена کھیل کا میدان đấu trường 表演场地，竞技场

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