stade

[steyd]

noun

Geology.

1. a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stade¹

1530–40; < Middle French (earlier estade ) < Latin stadium; stadium

Example Sentences

Recently France boss Didier Deschamps called it "unacceptable" that Stade de France fans booed Adrien Rabiot, who had left local club PSG for rivals Marseille the previous summer.

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Faith Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion from Kenya, will make her attempt at the previously unimaginable target on Thursday in a closed-course event at the Stade Charléty in Paris.

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When England beat Canada 21-9 to win the 2014 World Cup there were 20,000 spectators inside the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris.

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The 29-year-old plays her club rugby in France for Stade Bordelais and is a livewire around the breakdown.

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Saturday's crowd will surpass the 58,498 who watched England beat France at the same stadium in the 2023 Six Nations - the previous record for a XV-a-side match - and the 66,000 who watched the women's rugby sevens at Stade de France during the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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