Dictionary

arena en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [əˈɹʷɪi̯nə]
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈɹiːnə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand; arena”), from earlier harēna, from Old Latin hasēna, possibly from Etruscan; compare Sabine fasēna.

Meanings

1. 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).
   • A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.
2. 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.
   • The arena is grey with white beams.
3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
   • The gladiators entered the arena.
4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
   • To Musk, his vast fortune is a mere side effect of his ability not just to see but to do things others cannot, in arenas where the stakes are existential. December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021:
   • But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds, determining levels of anti-rabies vaccinations in village dogs, and examining ecological factors under the canopy of trees growing in agricultural areas. 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
   • The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.

Forms

Deriveds

arenulous · arenic · arena ice · arenalike · arena rock · arena football · descend into the arena · arenaful · Point Arena · subarena

Descendants

aréna

Translations (111)

pt arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ga saol (a realm in which important events unfold) · tr arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · lv arēnā (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · it arena (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · et areen (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · es albero (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · nn arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · de Bühne (a realm in which important events unfold) · ko 경기장 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · pt arena (the building housing such an area) · lt arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ru аре́на (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · ru аре́на (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · hy արենա (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sl arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · es redondel (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ar صَالَة (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · es arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · nn arena (a realm in which important events unfold) · es ruedo (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ka არენა (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · la lusorium (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sk aréna (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · es arena (the building housing such an area) · nb arena (a realm in which important events unfold) · fr arène (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · bg аре́на (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sq arenë (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sq arenë (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · fr arène (a realm in which important events unfold) · ko 투기장 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · da arena (a realm in which important events unfold) · ro arenă (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · ko 아레나 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · fi areena (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · pl arena (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · lo ສະໜາມ (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sq arenë (a realm in which important events unfold) · it arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · id gelanggang (the building housing such an area) · fr aréna (the building housing such an area) · ga airéine (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · pl arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · cs aréna (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · cmn 舞臺 /舞台 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · hu aréna (the building housing such an area) · vi vũ đài (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · el αρένα (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · eo areno (the building housing such an area) · hy ասպարեզ (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ro arenă (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · hu aréna (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · he זִירָה (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · cmn 競技場 /竞技场 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ja 闘技場 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ja アリーナ (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · es palestra (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · fi ala (a realm in which important events unfold) · th สนาม (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · tr arena (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · ro arenă (a realm in which important events unfold) · ru аре́на (a realm in which important events unfold) · fi areena (a realm in which important events unfold) · fa آرنا (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · nb arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · hi अखाड़ा (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · fi areena (the building housing such an area) · fa آرنا (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · gl arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · lo ເວທີ (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · de Arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · de Arena (the building housing such an area) · fa سالن (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ta அரங்கம் (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ta அரங்கம் (the building housing such an area) · ro arenă (the building housing such an area) · fr arène (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sv arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ja 土俵 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · fi kenttä (a realm in which important events unfold) · pl arena (a realm in which important events unfold) · ga airéine (the building housing such an area) · fi kenttä (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ar حَلْبَة (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · de Arena (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · es liza (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sh аре́на (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · sh aréna (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · mk аре́на (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ru аре́на (the building housing such an area) · uk аре́на (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · hu aréna (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · tr saha (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · es palenque (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · eo areno (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · fi areena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · pt arena (the sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre) · cmn 阿雷納 /阿雷纳 (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · vi sân khấu (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · io areno (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · pt arena (a realm in which important events unfold) · ca arena (a realm in which important events unfold) · it teatro (a realm in which important events unfold) · km សង្វៀន (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · be арэ́на (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · da arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · th เวที (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · la arēna (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · ca arena (an enclosed area, often outdoor) · la harēna (an enclosed area, often outdoor)