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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

Noun

arena (plural arenas or arenae or arenæ)

  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).
    A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.
  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.
    The arena is grey with white beams.
  3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
    The gladiators entered the arena.
  4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
    The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.
    • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
      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.
    • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time‎:
      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.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾena/
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: a‧re‧na

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. sand

References

  • “arena”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “arena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin arēna.

Noun

arena f (uncountable)

  1. sand
    Synonym: sable

Derived terms

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

Noun

arena f (plural arenes)

  1. sand
    Synonym: sorra
  2. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
  3. arena (a realm in which important events unfold)

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arena, from Latin arēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈreː.naː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: are‧na
  • Rhymes: -eːnaː

Noun

arena m (plural arena's, diminutive arenaatje n)

  1. arena (enclosed area for the presentation of sporting or other spectacular events)
  2. arena (building housing such an area)

Usage notes

  • Previously also found in the neuter gender

Derived terms

  • sportarena

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: arena

References

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Latin arēna. Doublet of area.

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

  1. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)

Further reading

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch arena, from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈarɛna]
  • Hyphenation: arè‧na

Noun

arèna (plural arena-arena)

  1. arena:
    1. 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
      Synonym: gelanggang
    2. (figurative) a realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

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