[えんけいげきじょう, enkeigekijou] (n) amphitheater; amphitheatre [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Amphitheater \Am`phi*the"a*ter\, Amphitheatre
\Am`phi*the"a*tre\,, n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. ?; 'amfi` + ?
theater: cf. F. amphith['e][^a]tre. See {Theater}.]
1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats
about an open space called the arena.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats
of gladiators and wild beasts.
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2. Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level
surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery
in a theater.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amphitheater
n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an
operating room or theater) [syn: {amphitheater},
{amphitheatre}]
2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which
contests and spectacles are held [syn: {amphitheater},
{amphitheatre}, {coliseum}]
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