amphitheatre

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amphitheatre^¹

/ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/ UK
/ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə/ UK
/ˈæmfiˌθiːətə/ UK
/ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/ US
/ˈæm.fəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/ US

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From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + θέᾱτρον (théātron, “theatre”).

noun amphitheatres · amphitheater

An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design. Ancient Roman amphitheatres were mostly oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium.
A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope or particular rock formation forms a partial or complete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound. The difference between the approach to Baylen from the west and from the east, is that on the former side the traveller reaches the town through a semicircular amphitheatre of upland, while by the latter he comes up a V-shaped valley ...

Amphitheatre^²

proper noun

A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia

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noun an open, outdoor theatre

Español	anfiteatro
Português	anfiteatro
Français	amphithéâtre
Deutsch	Amphitheater
Italiano	anfiteatro
Ελληνικά	αμφιθέατρο amfithéatro
Română	amfiteatru
Русский	амфитеа́тр amfiteátr
Tiếng Việt	Hý trường
العربية	مُدَرَّج mudarraj
עברית	אמפיתאטרון amfiteatrón

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@misc{amphitheatre_2026,
  title = {amphitheatre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amphitheatre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}