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stadium
[ stey-dee-uhm ]
noun
- a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- an ancient Greek course for foot races, typically semicircular, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- an ancient Greek and Roman unit of length, the Athenian unit being equal to about 607 feet (185 meters).
- a stage in a process or in the life of an organism.
- Entomology. stage ( def 11b ).
stadium
/ ˈٱɪɪə /
noun
- a sports arena with tiered seats for spectators
- (in ancient Greece) a course for races, usually located between two hills providing natural slopes for tiers of seats
- an ancient Greek measure of length equivalent to about 607 feet or 184 metres
- (in many arthropods) the interval between two consecutive moultings
- obsolete.a particular period or stage in the development of a disease
Word History and Origins
Origin of stadium1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stadium1
Example Sentences
“Mexico is and always will be a great country,” Sheinbaum told a stadium filled with smartly dressed naval officers.
If you’d like to enjoy food and drinks outside of the stadium before or after the show, The Times’ Food staff has compiled a list of the best nearby places to eat and drink.
Once a sport that packed out stadiums across the country, greyhound racing is facing extinction in Scotland.
The footage shows the Portuguese manager being driven out of the stadium, past a team bus he'd rushed off minutes earlier with barely a word.
But the reception Alta FC has received suggests this one was long overdue: The team sold more than 2,000 season tickets and sold out the stadium’s 11 suites before it had played a game.
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