Meaning of AMPHITHEATER

Pronunciation:			'amfu`theeutur
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [n]  a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
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	Synonyms:		amphitheatre, coliseum
	See Also:		arena, bowl, Colosseum, gallery, stadium, tiered seats, vomitory
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Am`phi*the"a*ter\, Amphitheatre
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		agora, arena, arena theater, assembly hall, athletic field, auditorium, background, bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, cabaret, campus, canvas, chapel, circle theater, circus, classroom, club, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, concert hall, convention hall, course, dance hall, Elizabethan theater, exhibition hall, field, floor, forum, gallery, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, house, lecture hall, lecture room, lists, little theater, locale, marketplace, mat, meetinghouse, milieu, music hall, night spot, nightclub, open forum, opera, opera house, outdoor theater, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, playhouse, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, recitation room, ring, scene, scene of action, scenery, schoolroom, setting, showboat, site, sphere, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, terrain, theater, theater-in-the-round, theatron, tilting ground, tiltyard, walk, wrestling ring