name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈɹiːnə/
[əˈɹwɪi̯nə]
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rhymes with -iːnə
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
An extinct town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
name
Meaning 3
A town and village therein, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A former hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
A comune in Vibo Valentia province, Calabria, Italy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
name
Meaning 6
A village in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
7
name
Meaning 7
An ancient Roman city at Bou Saâda, Algeria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The arena is grey with white beams.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
The gladiators entered the arena.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
a playing field where sports events take place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scene of action
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playing field, athletic field, playing area, field
Narrower terms: circus
13
noun
Meaning 13
a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stadium, bowl, sports stadium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
Narrower terms: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum, ballpark, park, bullring, circus, dome, domed stadium, covered stadium, football stadium, hippodrome, skybox
14
noun
Meaning 14
the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area, country
15
noun
Meaning 15
a particular environment or walk of life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his social sphere is limited
it was a closed area of employment
he's out of my orbit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: environment
Narrower terms: distaff, front, kingdom, land, realm, lap, political arena, political sphere, preserve, province, responsibility
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand; arena”), from earlier harēna, from Old Latin hasēna, possibly from Etruscan; compare Sabine fasēna.
Across languages
Translations
111 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
arenë
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Arabic:
صَالَة
(ṣāla)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Arabic:
حَلْبَة
(ḥalba)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Armenian:
ասպարեզ
(asparez)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Armenian:
արենա
(arena)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Belarusian:
арэ́на
(aréna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Bulgarian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Catalan:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Chinese Mandarin:
舞臺 /舞台
(wǔtái)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Chinese Mandarin:
阿雷納 /阿雷纳
(āléinà)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Chinese Mandarin:
競技場 /竞技场
(jìngjìchǎng)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Czech:
aréna
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Danish:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Esperanto:
areno
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Estonian:
areen
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Finnish:
areena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Finnish:
kenttä
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
French:
arène
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Galician:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Georgian:
არენა
(arena)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
German:
Arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Greek:
αρένα
(aréna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Hebrew:
זִירָה
(zirá)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Hindi:
अखाड़ा
(akhāṛā)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Hungarian:
aréna
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Ido:
areno
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Irish:
airéine
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Italian:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Japanese:
闘技場
(tōgijō)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Japanese:
アリーナ
(arīna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Japanese:
土俵
(dohyō)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Khmer:
សង្វៀន
(sɑɑsɑngviən)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Korean:
아레나
(arena)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Korean:
투기장
(tugijang)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Korean:
경기장
(gyeonggijang)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Lao:
ເວທີ
(wē thī)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Lao:
ສະຫນາມ
(sa nām)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Latin:
harēna
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Latin:
arēna
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Latin:
lusorium
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Latvian:
arēnā
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Lithuanian:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Macedonian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Norwegian Bokmål:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Norwegian Nynorsk:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Persian:
آرنا
(ârenâ)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Persian:
سالن
(sâlon)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Polish:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Portuguese:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Romanian:
arenă
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Russian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Serbo-Croatian:
аре́на
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Serbo-Croatian:
aréna
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Slovak:
aréna
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Slovene:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
ruedo
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
palestra
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
redondel
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
albero
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
palenque
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Spanish:
liza
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Swedish:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Tamil:
அரங்கம்
(araṅkam)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Thai:
เวที
(wee-tii)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Thai:
สนาม
(sà-nǎam)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Turkish:
arena
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Turkish:
saha
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Ukrainian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Vietnamese:
sân khấu
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Vietnamese:
vũ đài
— an enclosed area, often outdoor
Esperanto:
areno
— the building housing such an area
Finnish:
areena
— the building housing such an area
French:
aréna
— the building housing such an area
German:
Arena
— the building housing such an area
Hungarian:
aréna
— the building housing such an area
Indonesian:
gelanggang
— the building housing such an area
Irish:
airéine
— the building housing such an area
Portuguese:
arena
— the building housing such an area
Romanian:
arenă
— the building housing such an area
Russian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— the building housing such an area
Spanish:
arena
— the building housing such an area
Tamil:
அரங்கம்
(araṅkam)
— the building housing such an area
Albanian:
arenë
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Finnish:
areena
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
French:
arène
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
German:
Arena
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Hungarian:
aréna
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Italian:
arena
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Persian:
آرنا
(ârenâ)
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Polish:
arena
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Portuguese:
arena
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Romanian:
arenă
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Russian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Turkish:
arena
— the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre
Albanian:
arenë
— a realm in which important events unfold
Catalan:
arena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Danish:
arena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Finnish:
kenttä
— a realm in which important events unfold
Finnish:
areena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Finnish:
ala
— a realm in which important events unfold
French:
arène
— a realm in which important events unfold
German:
Bühne
— a realm in which important events unfold
Irish:
saol
— a realm in which important events unfold
Italian:
teatro
— a realm in which important events unfold
Norwegian Bokmål:
arena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Norwegian Nynorsk:
arena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Polish:
arena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Portuguese:
arena
— a realm in which important events unfold
Romanian:
arenă
— a realm in which important events unfold
Russian:
аре́на
(aréna)
— a realm in which important events unfold
