What does arena mean?

Definitions for arena
əˈri nəare·na

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

    a particular environment or walk of life

    "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

  2. arenanoun

    the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

  3. stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadiumnoun

    a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

  4. arena, scene of actionnoun

    a playing field where sports events take place

Wiktionary

  1. arenanoun

    An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (N. America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

    A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.

  2. arenanoun

    The building housing such an area.

    The arena is grey with white beams.

  3. arenanoun

    (Ancient Rome) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held.

    The gladiators entered the arena.

  4. arenanoun

    A realm in which important events unfold.

    The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.

  5. Etymology: From arena.

Wikipedia

  1. Arena

    An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators.

ChatGPT

  1. arena

    An arena is a large enclosed space used for public entertainment, sports events, or other performances. It often features a central area surrounded by tiers of seats or standing spaces for spectators. The term can also refer to a field of activity or interest in which contrasting viewpoints or competitive actions are engaged in.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Arenanoun

    the area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand

  2. Arenanoun

    any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life

  3. Arenanoun

    "Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys

  4. Etymology: [L. arena, harena, sand, a sandy place.]

Wikidata

  1. Arena

    An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. The word derives from Latin harena, a particularly fine/smooth sand used to absorb blood in ancient arenas like the Colosseum in Rome. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing for maximum visibility. Usually, an arena is designed to accommodate a fairly large number of spectators. The term arena is sometimes used as a synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl, but such a facility is typically called a stadium, especially if it does not have a roof. The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football is typically played in a stadium while basketball and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of the larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University basketball team would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium. Domed stadiums, which like arenas are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, also fall under a gray area. There is also the sport of indoor American football, a variant of the gridiron-based game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse and futsal/indoor soccer, also exist.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Arena

    a-rē′na, n. part of the ancient amphitheatre strewed with sand for the combats of gladiators and wild beasts: any place of public contest: a battlefield: place of action of any kind.—adj. Arenā′ceous, sandy: dry: (geol.) applied to rocks composed entirely or largely of grains of quartz.—ns. Arenā′ria, the sandwort, a genus of low herbs allied to the chickweeds; Arenā′tion, the application of hot sand to the body as a remedy. [L. arēna, sand.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. arena

    [common; Unix] The area of memory attached to a process by brk(2) and sbrk(2) and used by malloc(3) as dynamic storage. So named from a malloc: corrupt arena message emitted when some early versions detected an impossible value in the free block list. See overrun screw, aliasing bug, memory leak, memory smash, smash the stack.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ARENA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arena is ranked #5209 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Arena surname appeared 6,706 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Arena.

    86.4% or 5,798 total occurrences were White.
    9.4% or 635 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 145 total occurrences were Asian.
    1% or 73 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 50 total occurrences were Black.
    0% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for arena »

  1. anear

  2. Arean

  3. Arnea

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of arena in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of arena in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of arena in a Sentence

  1. Brad Parscale:

    President Trumps rally and endorsement in Mississippi undoubtedly had an impact and helped Governor Reeves nail down Governor Reeves victory, governor Reeves will be a tremendous conservative leader for Mississippians in fighting for freedom and keeping taxes low. Governor Reeves will also be a key ally as 2020 approaches and President Trump continues building momentum for re-election. Virginia Democrats sawHood as their strongest nominee in nearly a generation in a conservative state where Kentucky Republicans have been governor for 24 of the past 28 years. There were concerns in advance of the race that Mississippis Jim Crow-era election process could have made the election difficult to decide.The states 1890 constitution requires a statewide candidate to win a majority of both the popular vote and an electoral vote, with one electoral vote awarded to the top vote-getter in each of 122 state House districts. If nobody had won both, the election would have beendecided by the state The GOP, now controlled by Kentucky Republicans. Sen. Rand Paul campaigns for President Trump at Keep America Great Rally in Lexington, Kentucky. The GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at President Trump's Keep America Great rally in Lexington, Kentucky. Headlininga fired-up rally at Rupp Arena in Lexington on Monday night, President Trump jokingly acknowledged that the elections could be seen as a barometer of President Trump popular support amid Democrats impeachment inquiry. If Republicanstriumphed, President Trump remarked, the media wouldcover it as a.

  2. Michael Purves:

    These kind of events mean volatility in the political arena as well, and some of that has enduring impact in the market.

  3. Jim Wright:

    You pick any element, or any arena in our facility that needed to be up and running at its best and nothing was.

  4. Susan Wild:

    It is easy to throw stones or be a critic from the outside, it is harder to be in the arena and make difficult decisions.

  5. Bea Malecki:

    It was a bit weird not having any fans in the arena, but I could hear everything my coaches were saying, so that was good.

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