arena
noun
[ əˈriːnə ]
• a level area surrounded by seating, in which sports, entertainments, and other public events are held.
Similar:
stadium,
amphitheatre,
theatre,
coliseum,
ground,
field,
ring,
rink,
court,
stage,
platform,
circus,
hippodrome,
pitch,
bowl,
park,
cirque,
• a place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict.
• "he has re-entered the political arena"
Similar:
area,
scene,
sphere,
realm,
province,
domain,
sector,
forum,
territory,
theatre,
stage,
world,
battleground,
battlefield,
area/field of conflict,
sphere of action/activity,
lists,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin harena, arena ‘sand, sand-strewn place of combat’.
