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stadium

Syllabification: (sta·di·um)
Pronunciation: /ˈstādēəm/
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Definition of stadium

noun (plural stadiums or stadia /-dēə/)

  • 1a sports arena with tiers of seats for spectators.
  • (in ancient Rome or Greece) a track for a foot race or chariot race.
  • 2 (plural stadia) an ancient Roman or Greek measure of length, about 185 meters.
    [originally denoting the length of a stadium]

Origin:

late Middle English (stadium (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek stadion. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th century

The plural of stadium can be spelled either stadiums or stadia (like the original Latin).

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