amphitheatre

US amphitheater

/ (ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə) /

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noun

a building, usually circular or oval, in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in those of ancient Rome

a place where contests are held; arena

any level circular area of ground surrounded by higher ground

the first tier of seats in the gallery of a theatre
any similarly designated seating area in a theatre

a lecture room in which seats are tiered away from a central area

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Derived forms of amphitheatre

amphitheatric (ˌæmfɪθɪˈætrɪk) or amphitheatrical, adjectiveamphitheatrically, adverb

Words nearby amphitheatre

amphistomatal, amphistomous, amphistylar, amphithalamus, amphitheater, amphitheatre, amphithecium, Amphithemis, amphithyron, amphitricha, amphitrichate

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How to use amphitheatre in a sentence

The Gorge Amphitheatre plays host to the 3-day festival Sasquatch on the west coast in Washington.
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The Nevilles have come to town to play the Universal Amphitheatre as Linda Ronstadt's opening act.
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Not long after he took the stage Friday at the Gorge Amphitheatre's Sasquatch!
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Who has copied the Flavian amphitheatre except as a convenient form for exhibitors on the stage, or for the rostrum of an orator?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord

Probably, since the world began, no other fire lighted by man had struggled against the gloom of this tremendous amphitheatre.
Overland|John William De Forest
The bowlders were on all sides, there being a natural amphitheatre several rods in extent.
The Young Ranchers|Edward S. Ellis
All over the great amphitheatre the words ran, “The fool Diogenes!”
The Proud Prince|Justin Huntly McCarthy
The clinical lectures are delivered in the Hospital of San Andres, to which an anatomical amphitheatre was attached in 1792.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi