Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An enclosed area for the presentation of sports events and spectacles.
- n. A building housing such an area
- n. A place or scene where forces contend or events unfold: withdrew from the political arena; the world as an arena of moral conflict.
- n. The area in the center of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and other spectacles were held.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The inclosed space in the central part of the Roman amphitheaters, in which the combats of gladiators or wild beasts took place. It was usually covered with sand or sawdust, to prevent the gladiators from slipping and to absorb the blood, and, for the protection of the spectators from the beasts, was surrounded by a high wall, which was often surmounted by a strong granting.
- n. Figuratively, the scene or theater of exertion or contest of any kind: as, the arena of war or of debate.
- n. In pathology, sand or gravel in the kidneys.
- n. In architecture, the main area of a temple, church, or other building.
- n. Are not.
Wiktionary
- n. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (N. America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
- n. The building housing such an area.
- n. The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held.
- n. A realm in which important events unfold.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (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.
- n. Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action
- n. (Med.) “Sand” or “gravel” in the kidneys.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
- n. a playing field where sports events take place
- n. a particular environment or walk of life
- n. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
Etymologies
- From Latin arena ("sand, arena"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin harēna, arēna, sand, a sand-strewn place of combat in an amphitheater, perhaps of Etruscan origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“To say that Palm has some catching up to do in this arena is an understatement.”
“The spokesman explained Daniels's mistake by saying, "The only cost estimate we know of in this arena is the Persian Gulf War, and that was a sixty-billion-dollar event.”
“Hypocrisy in this arena is unfortunately what we in the mental health field call transference.”
Matthew Yglesias » Bob McDonnell To Attempt First Non-Horrible SOTU Response in American History
“The funds ten d to sell in the longer-term arena, helping to account for the largest declines taking place there.”
“The purpose of leadership in the space arena is to convince the political leadership that ISRU, In Situ Food Production, and reusable space systems are not science fiction.”
NASA Faces Tough Choices & Needs an Administrator Now - NASA Watch
“At times it seems that too many characters are capable of the perfect one-liner, but the political arena is appropriate for such nuanced dialogue.”
“The UO arena is going to fail and the Ducks will continue their historic series of losses.”
Paulson stadium scheme will still be a no-bid deal (Jack Bog's Blog)
“The Ducks will still be on the historic losing spree and the new arena is far bigger than Mac Court and with far more expensive seats.”
Paulson stadium scheme will still be a no-bid deal (Jack Bog's Blog)
“Example of waste: UO arena is over a 300 million dollar money pit.”
“In launching Essential Everyday, the fourth-largest U.S. food retailer by sales is trying to catch up to rivals, such as Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc., in the private label arena.”
The Wall Street Journal: Supervalu to Unveil New Private-Label Brand
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘arena’.
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Linda(G4)
Accurate, address, afford, alert, analyze, ancestor, annual, apparent, arena, arrest, ascend, assist and 126 more...
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EU Buzz - ALL words and expressions
A combined list of
1. EU Buzz - single words
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3. EU Buzz - the 100 most active
collocation constituentsabsorption capacity, absorption rate, acceding country, accession candidate, accession countries, accession country, accession criteria, accession cycle, accession negotia..., accession partner..., accession priorities, accession treaty and 2650 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Sand
A nitty-gritty list for words containing sand-, -sand-, or -sand; and apropos terms and phrases. Your contributions are welcome.
sand-blast, sand-jet, greensand, sandpaper, sandlot, sandstorm, sandbar, sandbag, sandwich, sandwort, Cassandra, sandhog and 218 more...
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Kangaroo Words
Words containing letters in sequence, together or apart, that form a definition or instance of the subsuming word. E.g., conTAmINaTe = the kangaroo word. TAINT = the joey. Theme from a NYT X-word ...
encourage, chariot, precipitation, neurotic, feaster, unsightly, charisma, inheritor, masculine, honorable, contaminate, regulate and 103 more...
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Grade 4
Accurate, address, afford, alert, analyze, ancrstor, ancestor, annual, apparent, appropriate, arena, arrest and 29 more...
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from spanish
translations from spanish words
demandable, recoverability, lariat, arena, vamoose, gringo, plaza, rebozo, vaquero, tortilla, barrio
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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DYSLEXIC'S DREAD
Words That Make Sense in Reverse Too! Bad news for a dyslexic, 'cause s/he's got no clue if s/he read the word correctly or not, as opposed to a palindrome (i.e., no mistake possible, cf. "Dyslexic...
tool, lever, nap, pool, leer, leek, desserts, strop, doom, ukiah, yaws, ward and 213 more...
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agirregabiria's Words
educación, quizá, tú, razón, sí, universo, verdad, hijos, ilusión, jardín, lluvia, libertad and 134 more...
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HorsesintheSouth
Words pertaining to horses, equines, equestrians
horse, equine, equestrian, dressage, hunter, jumper, puissance, capriole, sidepass, levade, augurian, coop and 296 more...
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Jennifer's LIST
accurate, address, afford, alert, analyze, ancestor, annual, appropriate, apparent, arena, arrest, ascend and 28 more...
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Delta Don't Fly There
Ambiguous "places" that are conceptual rather than physical, used to help describe certain intangible pursuits.
domain, realm, circle, sphere, zone, arena, field, school, courts, world, dimension, territory and 4 more...
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ovando's Words
alfa, luna, durazno, laberinto, griego, sol, beta, gama, delta, omega, épsilon, iota and 41 more...
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Tauromachy
Bullfighting terms used in the Hemingway book "The Dangerous Summer"
aficionado, alternativa, apartado, arena, banderilla, banderillero, barrera, brío, burladero, callejón, capa, capote and 77 more...
Tweets
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ruzuzu "1. The inclosed space in the central part of the Roman amphitheaters, in which the combats of gladiators or wild beasts took place. It was usually covered with sand or sawdust, to prevent the gladiators from slipping and to absorb the blood, and, for the protection of the spectators from the beasts, was surrounded by a high wall, which was often surmounted by a strong grating."
"3. In pathology, sand or gravel in the kidneys."
--both from the Century Dictionary Apr 12, 2011
bilby *groan* Sep 27, 2009
oroboros "fan setting" (X-word clue) Sep 26, 2009
oroboros AREnA Apr 26, 2008
oroboros "an era" in reverse Jan 26, 2007