amphitheatre
/ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə//ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/
amphitheatre noun: an open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
Noun
amphitheatre (plural amphitheatres)
- An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
- Ancient Roman amphitheatres were mostly oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium.
- We had previously visited the building prepared for the assemblage, which was a vast pentagonal semicircular amphitheatre of painted wood and canvas work, ...1816, John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton, The Substance of Some Letters, page 192
- A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope or particular rock formation forms a partial or complete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
- The difference between the approach to Baylen from the west and from the east, is that on the former side the traveller reaches the town through a semicircular amphitheatre of upland, while by the latter he comes up a V-shaped valley ...1902, Charles Oman, A History of the Peninsular War, page 188
- Brecon or Aberhonddu, a typical Welsh town of 5,350 inhabitants, stands in a grand amphitheatre of hills and mountains at the confluence of the rivers Usk, Honddu, and Tarell.1939 September, A. F. N. Barnsdale, “The Neath & Brecon Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 188
Proper noun capitalized: Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
amphitheatre meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
amphitheatre in Tamil
- அரைவட்டப் பள்ளம், சுற்றுமாளிகையரங்கம், பொது விளையாட்டரங்கு, பொதுக்காட்சிக்கூடம், வட்டரங்கம், அரங்கின் பகுதி
amphitheatre in Bengali
- an open, outdoor theatre
- মুক্তমঞ্চ muktomonco
amphitheatre in Malayalam
- രംഗഭൂമി, പോരങ്കണം
amphitheatre in Kannada
- ವರ್ತುಲ ರಂಗಸ್ಥಳ, ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ಕ್ರೀಡಾರಂಗ, ಚಂದ್ರಾಂಗಣ
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- amphitheatre in Tagalog
- ampiteatro
- amphitheatre in Arabic
- مُدَرَّج mudarraj
- amphitheatre in Persian
- آمفی تئاتر âmfi te'âtr
- amphitheatre in Thai
- ทวิอัฒจันทร์ tá-wí-àt-tá-jan
- amphitheatre in Vietnamese
- Hý trường
Forms of amphitheatre
| plural | amphitheatres |
|---|---|
| alternative US | amphitheater |
Origin of amphitheatre
From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + θέᾱτρον (théātron, “theatre”).
Words formed from amphitheatre
Questions about amphitheatre
- What does amphitheatre mean?
- Amphitheatre means an open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
- What is amphitheatre in Tamil?
- Amphitheatre in Tamil is அரைவட்டப் பள்ளம், சுற்றுமாளிகையரங்கம், பொது விளையாட்டரங்கு. See Amphitheatre meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amphitheatre?
- Amphitheatre can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce amphitheatre?
- Amphitheatre is pronounced /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of amphitheatre?
- The plural of amphitheatre is amphitheatres.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: amphitheatre (page history and authors); Amphitheatre (page history and authors); amphitheatre (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amphitheatre (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amphitheatre (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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