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).
A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.
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.
The arena is grey with white beams.
The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
The gladiators entered the arena.
A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
An extinct town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
A town and village therein, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.
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