amphitheatre

[US]/ˈæmfɪθɪətə(r)/
[UK]/ˈæmfɪθiːətər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a circular theater or arena (usually outdoors) with tiered seating, resembling a Roman amphitheater.
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Phrases & Collocations

ancient Roman amphitheatre

outdoor amphitheatre

modern amphitheatre design

Example Sentences

the amphitheatre is one of the many Greek monuments in Sicily.

As it happens to thee in the amphitheatre and such places, that the continual sight of the same things and the uniformity make the spectacle wearisome, so it is in the whole of life; for all things above, below, are the same and from the same.

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