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# arena

noun (an arena, arenas)

«arena» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An arena is a big building or space with seats all around, where people watch sports, concerts or shows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#m1)
2. In ancient Rome, the arena was the sandy area where gladiators fought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#m2)
3. An arena can also mean an area of activity where people compete, as in «the political arena». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons on the Romans and the Colosseum; in everyday life, concerts and ice hockey at the arena; in news, «the political arena»; phrases: sports arena, enter the arena.

### Examples

- We saw a concert at the big arena. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#x1)
- Gladiators fought in the arena of the Colosseum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#x2)
- The ice hockey arena was full of cheering fans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#x3)
- Thousands of people filled the arena. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#x4)
- She entered the political arena when she became a mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#x5)
- The horse show was held in an indoor arena. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Uses «an» (an arena). From Latin for «sand», because Roman arenas were covered with sand.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «arena» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arena/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«arena» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arena.html) on Mova free.