About The Word Arena

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Arena

Arena Meaning & Definition
Arena Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arena?

[n] a playing field where sports events take place
[n] a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
[n] the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially a sand-strewn area
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arena: area | bowl | domain | field | orbit | scene of action | sphere | stadium

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arena: academic discipline | academic specialty | ambit | amphitheater | applied science | area | art | assembly hall | auditorium | back | backdrop | background | bailiwick | beat | border | borderland | chapel | cincture | circle | circuit | circus | close | concern | concert hall | confine | container | convention hall | coop | court | courtyard | curtilage | dance hall | delimited field | demesne | department | department of knowledge | discipline | distance | domain | dominion | enclave | enclosure | exhibition hall | field | field of inquiry | field of study | fold | gallery | ground | hall | hemisphere | hinterland | judicial circuit | jurisdiction | lecture hall | list | locale | march | meetinghouse | mise-en-scene | music hall | natural science | ology | opera house | orb | orbit | pale | paling | park | pen | precinct | province | pure science | quad | quadrangle | realm | rear | ring | round | scene | science | setting | social science | specialty | sphere | square | stadium | stage | stage set | stage setting | study | technicology | technics | technology | theater | toft | walk | yard

See Also | amphitheater | amphitheatre | area | athletic field | bullring | circus | coliseum | construction | country | covered stadium | distaff | dome | domed stadium | environment | field | field house | football stadium | front | hippodrome | kingdom | land | lap | playing area | playing field | political arena | political sphere | preserve | province | realm | responsibility | stand | standing room | stands | structure | tiered seats

Arena In Webster's Dictionary

\A*re"na\, n.; pl. E. {Arenas}; L. {Aren[ae]}. [L. arena, harena, sand, a sandy place.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand. 2. Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life. 3. (Med.) ``Sand'' or ``gravel'' in the kidneys.

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