arena

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  1. noun An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles.
  2. noun A building housing such an area
  3. noun A place or scene where forces contend or events unfold: withdrew from the political arena; the world as an arena of moral conflict.
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  • After some swift exploration, he confirmed that Calliopus had no “brother”, though he did own a thriving business supplying beasts and gladiators for the local Games as well as exporting them; the arena was a highly popular sport in all parts of Tripolitania. —  Two For The Lions
  • So the arena was a bold stroke into unexplored territory. —  DarklyDreamingDexter
  • Even with construction of this $115 million dollar project still ongoing, this arena is already becoming a key entertainment destination, with several events already booked, including Disney on Ice and Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey's Circus. —  Thurber's Thoughts
  • In this fight club, the arena is a small dish in the center of which is either a patch of food or the head of a female (if she weren't decapitated she wouldn't stay put, says Kravitz, and the males, being male, don't seem to care that she's not that lively). —  TIME.com: Top Stories
  • "The mixture of tension and joy in the arena was almost unbearable," he added. —  On Frozen Blog
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin harēna, arēna, sand, a sand-strewn place of combat in an amphitheater, perhaps of Etruscan origin.

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  1. Latin, sand, a sandy place, beach, arena; more correctly harena, Old Latin hasena, asena = Sabine fasena, sand; not related to arere, be dry.
  2. = English are no, i. e., are not; na = English no, q. v.
 

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