arena

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ARE'NA, noun [Latin sand.] 1. An open space of ground strewed with sand, on which the gladiators, in ancient Rome, exhibited shows of fighting for the amusement of spectators. Hence, a place for public exhibition. 2. Among physicians, sand or gravel in the kidneys.
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