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Stadium ˈsteɪdiəm All Seater Noun Football/Sports Plans Build Ground

Word3 stadium
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈsteɪdiəm/ /ˈsteɪdiəm/
Example
  • a football/sports stadium
  • plans to build a new stadium
  • an all-seater stadium
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stadium

(noun)/ˈsteɪdiəm/ /ˈsteɪdiəm/
  1. a large sports ground surrounded by rows of seats and usually other buildings
    • a football/sports stadium
    • plans to build a new stadium
    • an all-seater stadium

    Extra Examples

    • The Reds are building a new stadium.
    • Thousands packed into the stadium to watch the final.
    • the home stadium of the New York Giants
    • It is a domed stadium with artificial turf.
    • They're planning to turn the football ground into an all-seater stadium.
    • Thousands of football fans packed into the stadium to watch the game.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (originally referring to an ancient Roman or Greek measure of length): via Latin from Greek stadion. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
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