arena

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A large building or enclosed space used for sports or entertainment events.

   A huge crowd filled the arena for the concert.

2. 2
   noun

   An area of activity, especially one where there is competition or conflict.

   She decided to enter the political arena.

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Simplified etymology

Arena comes from Latin harena or arena, meaning “sand.” Because Roman amphitheatres were spread with sand to absorb blood during combats, the word was transferred from the covering to the amphitheatre itself.

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.

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