Meaning

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)..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

Example Sentences

A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.

The arena is grey with white beams.

The gladiators entered the arena.

The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• arenas
• arenae
• arenæ

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Use arena when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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