Meaning

1 senses
  1. American form of amphitheatre.

    The symphony warmed up inside the amphitheater while the audience crowded around outside.

More definitions
  • an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
  • a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The amphitheater hosts a lot of bands.

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  2. There's an amphitheater there.

    deDort gibt es ein Amphitheater.

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  3. The rock gardens, waterfalls, gazebos, amphitheater and rustic cement bridges have survived virtually intact.

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  4. On summer weekends, they could always hear the sounds from the outdoor amphitheater thumping faintly.

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  5. In the amphitheater of Mérida, battles between gladiators and wild beasts were held.

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Forms

plural: amphitheaters
Singularamphitheater
Pluralamphitheaters

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held:amphitheatrecoliseum
  • a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater):amphitheatre

Word family

2 related words

See also

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