arena

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).
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.
3. The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

1. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
2. An extinct town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
3. A town and village therein, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
4. A former hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A comune in Vibo Valentia province, Calabria, Italy.
6. A village in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran.
7. An ancient Roman city at Bou Saâda, Algeria.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arēna (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *hasēna (compare Sabine fasēna), possibly from Etruscan.