arena
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Definition of arena
1 : an area in a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats
2a : an enclosed area used for public entertainment
b : a building containing an arena
3a : a sphere of interest, activity, or competition the political arena
b : a place or situation for controversy in the public arena
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Synonyms for arena
Synonyms
area, bailiwick, business, circle, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk
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Gambino is gearing up to head out on a headlining arena tour alongside Rae Sremmurd this fall. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, "Childish Gambino Brings Ultimate Summer Vibes With Two New Tracks: Listen," 11 July 2018 Melinda Katz, the Queens Borough president, has favored the development of a soccer stadium or a hockey arena at Willets Point. — New York Times, "Hunt for New York City F.C.’s Stadium Site Is Back Where It Began: the Bronx," 11 July 2018 Rain was pouring off the roof of the venue, a cavernous arena used for rodeos, as Cruz arrived. — Andrew Rice, Daily Intelligencer, "Can a Democrat Ever Win in Texas?," 10 July 2018 Construction around the convention center has included new hotels and a DePaul University basketball arena. — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, "Almost 900 homes planned for former Harold Ickes site," 10 July 2018 France saw Iraq as a promising arena for oil deals. — The Economist, "How Iraq was deprived of its weapons of mass destruction," 5 July 2018 When this occurs, the social environment is restructured into a simplistic arena of opponents and allies. — Nicholas T. Davis And Steven Miller, Vox, "Racism and authoritarianism go hand in hand," 2 July 2018 Other amenities include a Topgolf Swing Suite with 11 bays, a 5,500-seat arena, 70,000 square-feet of retail space and HQ2, a reboot of the popular HQ nightclub operated at Revel. — Robert Digiacomo, USA TODAY, "New Hard Rock Casino gives Atlantic City a hot hand," 29 June 2018 The move would replace Festival Pier’s makeshift concert venue – essentially, a party tent in a parking lot – with a deluxe, 6,000-seat open-air arena. — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, "Will a new riverfront concert venue close the gap between Fishtown and the Delaware - or widen it?," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arena.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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arena
noun
English Language Learners Definition of arena
: a building for sports and other forms of entertainment that has a large central area surrounded by seats
: an area of activity, interest, or competition
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Kids Definition of arena
1 : an enclosed area used for public entertainment a skating arena
2 : a building containing an enclosed area used for public entertainment
3 : a field of activity the political arena
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