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Meaning of AMPHITHEATER

Pronunciation:  'amfu`theeutur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
  2. [n]  a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
 

AMPHITHEATER is a 12 letter word that starts with A.

 

 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
 

 

 

 

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