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arena

 
 
/əˈriːnə/ noun [C]

Translation

a flat area with seats around where you can watch sports and other entertainments
düz alan, saha arena, eğlence alanı
an Olympic/sports arena681481
in the political/public, etc arena involved in politics/the government, etc
siyasi/toplumsal alanda, sahada, konuda
He thought he could do more good in the political arena.1858
(Definition of arena noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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