arena B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /əˈɹiːnə/ See IPA manual Freq #7576 Meanings 1 noun A large building or enclosed space used for sports or entertainment events. A huge crowd filled the arena for the concert. 2 noun An area of activity, especially one where there is competition or conflict. She decided to enter the political arena. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large building or... bowl 2 noun · an area of activity,... field Word family Forms arenas Derived forms arenafularenalikearenicarenuloussubarena Common collocations arena theater Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan. arēna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # arena **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈɹiːnə/ **Frequency rank:** 7576 ## Meanings 1. A large building or enclosed space used for sports or entertainment events. 2. An area of activity, especially one where there is competition or conflict. ## Examples - A huge crowd filled the arena for the concert. - She decided to enter the political arena. ## Derived Forms - arenaful - arenalike - arenic - arenulous - subarena ## Roots and Affixes - Root: arēna ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan. ## AI Etymology Arena is borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown