Arena Meaning
/əˈɹiːnə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn 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).
nounThe 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.
Sentence Examples
The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
Layla's house became an arena for a fight to the death.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The gladiators entered the dusty ____ to fight for their lives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The concert was held in the large sports ____ downtown last night.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds, determining levels of anti-rabies vaccinations in village dogs, and examining ecological factors under the canopy of trees growing in agricultural areas."
— 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
"To Musk, his vast fortune is a mere side effect of his ability not just to see but to do things others cannot, in arenas where the stakes are existential."
— December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The gladiators entered the dusty ____ to fight for their lives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The concert was held in the large sports ____ downtown last night.