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stadium

[ stey-dee-uhm ]

noun

plural stadiums, stadia
  1. a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
  2. an ancient Greek course for foot races, typically semicircular, with tiers of seats for spectators.
  3. an ancient Greek and Roman unit of length, the Athenian unit being equal to about 607 feet (185 meters).
  4. a stage in a process or in the life of an organism.
  5. Entomology. stage ( def 11b ).


stadium

/ ˈٱɪɪə /

noun

  1. a sports arena with tiered seats for spectators
  2. (in ancient Greece) a course for races, usually located between two hills providing natural slopes for tiers of seats
  3. an ancient Greek measure of length equivalent to about 607 feet or 184 metres
  4. (in many arthropods) the interval between two consecutive moultings
  5. obsolete.
    a particular period or stage in the development of a disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stadium1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek á徱Dz unit of distance, racecourse
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stadium1

C16: via Latin from Greek stadion , changed from spadion a racecourse, from to pull; also influenced by Greek stadios steady
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“Mexico is and always will be a great country,” Sheinbaum told a stadium filled with smartly dressed naval officers.

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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.

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Once a sport that packed out stadiums across the country, greyhound racing is facing extinction in Scotland.

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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.

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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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