Synonyms for amphitheatre
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : am-fuh-thee-uh-ter, -theeuh-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm fəˌθi ə tər, -ˌθiə tər |
Top 10 synonyms for amphitheatre Other synonyms for the word amphitheatre
Définition of amphitheatre
Origin :- chiefly British English spelling of amphitheater. See -er.
- As in arena : noun building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
- It is the chief town of Somersetshire, and is surrounded by an amphitheatre of hills.
- Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
- The amphitheatre of hills is terraced with olive-orchards and vineyards.
- Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke
- After dinner I dressed and took a place in the amphitheatre of the theatre.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- On the day appointed for their execution, they were led to the amphitheatre.
- Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
- We all sat in a row, on steps, as in an amphitheatre, but in straight lines.
- Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
- The amphitheatre is still in existence, and was excavated in 1887.
- Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
- There was a large lodge, built in shape of an amphitheatre, with a hole in the centre.
- Extract from : « Three Years on the Plains » by Edmund B. Tuttle
- The city stood like the last gladiator in an amphitheatre of desolation.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- Within the amphitheatre which he first entered as a prisoner, Alroy sat in council.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- The companions quitted the amphitheatre and reconnoitred the adjoining buildings.
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
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