From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisharenaa‧re‧na /əˈriːnə/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 DSAPa building with a large flat central area surrounded by seats, where sports or entertainments take place a sports arena an indoor arena2 → the political/international/public etc arena
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arena• An exhibition may be aimed at creating new marketing ideas or providing an arena for marketing.• The concept of free will belongs to a different arena from that of fundamental laws of science.• At this point, Cohan and Baggett still expected a proposal for a new arena.• He would therefore argue that conventions are established by their acceptance by those who participate in the political arena.• The city is planning to build a new sports arena.• The percentage varies widely from stadium to stadium, arena to arena, depending on what criteria is used by tax boards.• I am the arena of their power contest.• They could eat early and all go to the arena.indoor arena• The majestic indoor arena holds its premier four-day championship show from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 September.Origin arena (1600-1700) Latin “sand, sandy place” 