"amphitheatre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæmfiˌθiːətə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/ [General-American], /ˈæm.fəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-amphitheatre.ogg , En-us-amphitheatre.ogg Forms: amphitheatres [plural]
Etymology: From Latin amphitheatrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + θέᾱτρον (théātron, “theatre”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂en-|*-trom}}, {{bor|en|la|amphitheatrum}} Latin amphitheatrum, {{der|en|grc|ἀμφιθέατρον}} Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron), {{compound|grc|ἀμφί|θέᾱτρον|nocat=1|t1=on both sides|t2=theatre}} ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + θέᾱτρον (théātron, “theatre”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} amphitheatre (plural amphitheatres)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Theater Translations (an open, outdoor theatre): ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), مُدَرَّج (mudarraj) [masculine] (Arabic), amfiteatr (Azerbaijani), амфитеа́тър (amfiteátǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), amfiteatre [masculine] (Catalan), amfiteátr [masculine] (Czech), amfiteater [neuter] (Danish), amfitheater [neuter] (Dutch), amfiteatro (Esperanto), amfiteater (Estonian), amfiteatteri (Finnish), ulkoilmateatteri (Finnish), amphithéâtre [masculine] (French), anfiteatro [masculine] (Galician), Amphitheater [neuter] (German), αμφιθέατρο (amfithéatro) [neuter] (Greek), אמפיתאטרון (amfiteatrón) (Hebrew), amfiteátrum (Hungarian), körszínház (Hungarian), anfiteatro [masculine] (Italian), amfiteātris [masculine] (Latvian), amfiteatras [masculine] (Lithuanian), amfiteater [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), amfiteater [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), amfiteatr [masculine] (Polish), anfiteatro [masculine] (Portuguese), amfiteatru [neuter] (Romanian), амфитеа́тр (amfiteátr) [masculine] (Russian), амфитѐа̄тар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), amfitèātar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), amfiteáter [masculine] (Slovak), amfiteater [masculine] (Slovene), anfiteatro [masculine] (Spanish), amfiteater [common-gender] (Swedish), ampiteatro (Tagalog), ทวิอัฒจันทร์ (tá-wí-àt-tá-jan) (Thai), Hý trường (Vietnamese), amchwaraefa [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-amphitheatre-en-noun-B3IdeVF1 Disambiguation of Theater: 90 10 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'an open, outdoor theatre': 95 5
  2. (geology) A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound. Categories (topical): Geology, Buildings
    Sense id: en-amphitheatre-en-noun-RQuaZbnv Disambiguation of Buildings: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 15 85 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: amphitheater [US] Derived forms: amphitheatred, amphitheatric, amphitheatrical

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