Other Definitions arena (enc)
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Arena| Noun | 1. | arena - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom" distaff - the sphere of work by women front - a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" kingdom, realm, land - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" lap - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap" preserve - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" province, responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" | | | 2. | arena - the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially a sand-strewn areaarea, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" | | | 3. | arena - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainmentsballpark, park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" bullring - a stadium where bullfights take place circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games field house - an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport hippodrome - a stadium for horse shows or horse races skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium stands, stand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" tiered seats - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front | | | 4. | arena - a playing field where sports events take placecircus - an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus" | |
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