Synonyms for arena
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-ree-nuh |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈri nə |
Top 10 synonyms for arena Other synonyms for the word arena
Définition of arena
Origin :- 1620s, "place of combat," from Latin harena "place of combat," originally "sand, sandy place," perhaps from Etruscan. The central stages of Roman amphitheaters were strewn with sand to soak up the blood.
- noun building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
- noun area of activity
- He saw the ocean world an arena into which rushed all nations but ours.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The United States entered the arena and called for his services.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- He had had his bout; the sands of the arena that once had shone golden now were dust.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- Men were bringing tall hurdles outward to place them in the arena.
- Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
- Lydia sprang into the arena, to save him, and because she was the one who had the latest news.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Whether he exhorted her too to descend into the arena I cannot tell.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- He was too old to descend personally into the centre of the arena at Sta.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- Even across the arena some women were staring through their glasses.
- Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
- Some of the Roman Catholics, however, refused to enter the arena.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
- He will be sent back into the arena to be ripped up again, and again after that.
- Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome
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