arena

a·re·na  (-rn)

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 harna, arna, sand, a sand-strewn place of combat in an amphitheater, perhaps of Etruscan origin.]

Word History: Fans watching contact sports such as boxing, hockey, or football in modern arenas might be struck by the connection between the word arena and the notion of gladiatorial combat. This word is from Latin harna (also spelled arna), "sand." Harna then came to mean the part of a Roman amphitheater that was covered with sand to absorb the blood spilled by the combatants. Arena is first recorded in English during the 17th century, denoting this area of a Roman amphitheater.

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arena

Noun

1. a seated enclosure where sports events take place

2. the area of an ancient Roman amphitheatre where gladiators fought

3. a sphere of intense activity: the political arena [Latin harena sand]

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

noun 2. scene, world, area, stage, field, theatre, sector, territory, province, forum, scope, sphere, realm, domain

Translations

arena [əˈriːnə] n → arena; [of circus] → pista;

(for bullfight) → plaza, ruedo

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arena [əˈriːnə] n → arène f

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arena [əˈriːnə] n → Arena f

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arena [əˈriːnə] n → arena