stadion C2+ Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈsteɪdiən/ UK /ˈsteɪdiən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an ancient Greek unit of length, or a classical running track The footrace at the ancient games spanned a single stadion. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an ancient greek unit of... stadefurlongstadium Word family Related forms stadiumstade Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek 'stadion', a measure of length (about 185 m) and the foot-race or track of that length; the same word gives English 'stadium'. stadion Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Sports & Fitness Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # stadion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsteɪdiən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪdiən/ ## Meanings 1. an ancient Greek unit of length, or a classical running track ## Examples - The footrace at the ancient games spanned a single stadion. ## Synonyms - stade - furlong - stadium ## Related Forms - stadium - stade ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stadion ## Etymology From Ancient Greek 'stadion', a measure of length (about 185 m) and the foot-race or track of that length; the same word gives English 'stadium'. ## AI Etymology Stadion is from Ancient Greek 'stadion', a measure of length (about 185 m) and the foot-race or track of that length; the same word gives English 'stadium'. Important recorded forms include stadion (Ancient Greek). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers an ancient Greek unit of length, or a classical running track. The wider family includes related words such as stadium and stade. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown