arena

CEFRC1

/əˈɹiːnə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large place where sports, concerts, or events happen.

  2. 02

    noun

    A situation or area where people compete or act.

Examples

  • Layla's house became an arena for a fight to the death.

  • The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.

  2. The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.

  3. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

More examples

In context

  • A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.

  • The arena is grey with white beams.

  • The gladiators entered the arena.

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The gladiators entered the dusty blank to fight for their lives.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.