arena
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ring, amphitheatre, bowl, enclosure, field, ground, stadium
- sphere, area, domain, field, province, realm, sector, territory

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧re‧na /əˈriːnə/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: 'sand, sandy place']

1. a building with a large flat central area surrounded by seats, where sports or entertainments take place:
a sports arena
an indoor arena

2. the political/international/public etc arena all the activities and people connected with politics, public life etc:
Women are entering the political arena in larger numbers.
American economic activity in the international arena

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

arena
noun
I. for sports/entertainment
ADJ. Olympic | showjumping, sports | indoor
VERB + ARENA enter | leave He left the arena to loud applause.
PREP. in/into an/the ~ The rider has to halt the horse in the arena.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

arena
II. area of activity
ADJ. international, world | wider Trades unions are active both in individual workplaces and in the wider arena of the state.
public | commercial, political | competitive
VERB + ARENA provide The conference should provide an arena for marketing our new products.
emerge into, enter, move into Some documents have now emerged into the public arena. He had no desire to enter the political arena.
PREP. in/within an/the ~ The company has been very successful in the commercial arena.
outside an/the ~ I want to work outside the arena of competition.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲