STADIUM (stadia)

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Irregular inflected form: stadia   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does stadium mean? 

• STADIUM (noun)
  The noun STADIUM has 1 sense:

1. a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

  Familiarity information: STADIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STADIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

arena; bowl; sports stadium; stadium

Hypernyms ("stadium" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Meronyms (parts of "stadium"):

field house (an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport)

stand (tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade))

standing room (room for passengers or spectators to stand)

tiered seat (seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front)

athletic field; field; playing area; playing field (a piece of land prepared for playing a game)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stadium"):

amphitheater; amphitheatre; coliseum (an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)

ballpark; park (a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games))

bullring (a stadium where bullfights take place)

circus ((antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games)

covered stadium; dome; domed stadium (a stadium that has a roof)

football stadium (a stadium where football games are held)

hippodrome (a stadium for horse shows or horse races)

skybox (an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium)

 Context examples 

It’s a bit like a stadium or “Mexican” wave of sports fans standing up after the people next to them to create a wave-like motion through the crowd.

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