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arena¹

  • /əˈɹiːnə/
  • [əˈɹʷɪi̯nə]

Rhymes with -iːnə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand; arena”), from earlier harēna, from Old Latin hasēna, possibly from Etruscan; compare Sabine fasēna.

noun arenas · arenae

  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.

Arena²

proper noun

  1. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. An extinct town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
  3. A town and village therein, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  4. A former hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A comune in Vibo Valentia province, Calabria, Italy.
  6. A village in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran.
  7. historical An ancient Roman city at Bou Saâda, Algeria.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: domain, stadium, area, sphere, field, orbit, bowl, circus, venue, coliseum, backdrop, theater, platform, theatre, performing, scene

Translations

Every language

noun an enclosed area, often outdoor

Españolarena, ruedo, palestra, redondel, albero, palenque
한국어아레나 arena, 투기장 tugijang, 경기장 gyeonggijang
日本語闘技場 tōgijō, アリーナ arīna, 土俵 dohyō
中文阿雷納 /阿雷纳 āléinà, 競技場 /竞技场 jìngjìchǎng
हिन्दीअखाड़ा akhāṛā
Portuguêsarena
Françaisarène
DeutschArena
Italianoarena
Ελληνικάαρένα aréna
Românăarenă
Русскийаре́на aréna
Tiếng Việtsân khấu, vũ đài
العربيةصَالَة ṣāla, حَلْبَة ḥalba
עבריתזִירָה zirá

noun the building housing such an area

Españolarena
Portuguêsarena
Françaisaréna
DeutschArena
Românăarenă
Русскийаре́на aréna

noun the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre

Portuguêsarena
Françaisarène
DeutschArena
Italianoarena
Românăarenă
Русскийаре́на aréna

noun a realm in which important events unfold

Portuguêsarena
Françaisarène
DeutschBühne
Italianoteatro
Românăarenă
Русскийаре́на aréna

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@misc{arena_2026,
  title = {arena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}