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.

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

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