What's the difference between arena and gymnasium?

Arena


Definition:

  • (n.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.
  • (n.) Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.
  • (n.) "Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) At the trial Arena admitted involvement in criminal activity, but insisted he was innocent of the murders.
  • (2) This "gender identity movement" has brought together such unlikely collaborators as surgeons, endocrinologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, gynecologists, and research specialists into a mutually rewarding arena.
  • (3) I first saw them live at the location of the terror attack, Manchester Arena – then the MEN – aged 15, a teen at a gig with my friends, as many of the Grande’s fans were.
  • (4) Arena's final April issue goes on sale next Thursday, 12 March.
  • (5) Joe Gregory, parked outside the arena while waiting to pick up his girlfriend and her sister from the concert, captured its impact on his car’s dashcam.
  • (6) Scaf criticised the Muslim Brotherhood for its premature announcement of the results and stated it was "one of the main causes of division and confusion prevailing the political arena".
  • (7) With gratitude and rejoice, we commemorate the return to International arena.
  • (8) Flank marks, attacks, bites, and retreats were scored over a 15 min test period during which steroid-injected animals were paired in a neutral arena with vehicle-injected conspecifics.
  • (9) Flats by the basketball arena, which will be the site of the first ‘legacy neighbourhood’, Chobham Manor.
  • (10) Despite her own success in that arena arriving seemingly overnight, Debicki rarely sets foot in LA.
  • (11) The Senate refused to agree to this, but did agree to a $430m cut to the Arena budget.
  • (12) It followed the quiet death last month of Arena, which expired due to old age and lack of personality.
  • (13) Prince began ambushing fans in February this year, playing his first big shows since 1995 as he took over arenas in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds as well as intimate venues in London and Manchester.
  • (14) In 2004, fewer than 100,000 tickets were sold for arena standup gigs.
  • (15) Celebrities from Justin Bieber to Spike Lee were on hand for the opening of a spectacle that mixes circus tricks with the music of the late King of Pop – a pairing that has already proved lucrative for Cirque on the road with the arena show, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour .
  • (16) They were crestfallen at the end, Van Buyten departing the arena close to tears with this surely the 36-year-old’s last involvement at a major finals.
  • (17) A retrospective evaluation of 136 newborns treated with mechanical ventilation between 1983 and 1989 at the chilean's southernmost regional hospital of Punta Arenas is presented.
  • (18) Bayern's director of sport, Matthias Sammer, had earlier played down reports suggesting that Thiago was heading to the Allianz Arena.
  • (19) As a result, the procedure, on ethical grounds, has a small place in the arena of family planning.
  • (20) To use a slightly dodgy analogy, standing one's moral ground in the midst of free-market capitalism might be a delusion akin to the idea of Socialism In One Country: if you believe in the usual left-liberal bundle of causes, politics is probably the best arena to pursue them, rather than fixating on what you do with your money.

Gymnasium


Definition:

  • (n.) A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
  • (n.) A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A longitudinal study was carried out at 11 secondary schools (Gymnasium) of the city of Bochum to investigate the early and preclinical stages of developing varicose veins.
  • (2) Within 10 minutes the whole lower part of the village was destroyed, about 80% of it,” he said in a gymnasium crowded with survivors in the nearby city of Mariana.
  • (3) "Has the team been using a public gymnasium for training?
  • (4) Forty-eight percent of the patients were injured on their family's trampoline, with the remainder injured on a friend's, neighbor's, relative's, or gymnasium's equipment.
  • (5) When Nicolas Sarkozy held his first comeback rally, he sweated profusely on a small stage in a stuffy and spartan gymnasium in the south of France.
  • (6) The dependence of the heart rate of 25 patients between 6th and 12th month after myocardial infarction on the lactate deflection during bicycle ergometry was compared with values being measured in physical conditioning in gymnasium and in indoor swimming-bath.
  • (7) On a chilly January weekend, she stood inside a gymnasium in Iowa with one month remaining until the first contest of the Democratic presidential primary.
  • (8) Forty-six male professional boxers ranged from 18 to 28 years old, were examined at the stadium and the boxing gymnasium.
  • (9) The immediate comparison of patients undergoing rehabilitation who realized a gymnasium and swimming program simultaneously, showed no differences in lactate deflection and heart rate, too.
  • (10) The arrival of the Bibby Progress, with its restaurant, gymnasium and rooftop terrace, is the latest development to anger some locals.
  • (11) Group A consisted of 16 men and at least 24 (mean 51.5) months had elapsed after myocardial infarction before they were entered into a training programme with supervised once-weekly classes in a school gymnasium.
  • (12) The families have always bitterly resented the police operation at the gymnasium, where they were asked to identify bodies and then, with grief-stricken people screaming, immediately taken to be interviewed.
  • (13) Follow-up data were obtained 57 and 276 days later in the training room and in a gymnasium; in both settings, criterion was achieved with fewer than three reinstructions.
  • (14) All tests were performed either outdoors on a 400-m track (n = 159, 110 males and 49 females) or indoors in a gymnasium (n = 115, 59 males and 56 females).
  • (15) Some of them are pretty good actors as well, but I’m constantly reminded of Tim Roth’s words : “I’m sick of very white teeth and lots of gymnasium practice.
  • (16) Entering the school's gymnasium, he at first tried to resist calls he join a group of young ballerinas in a traditional dance .
  • (17) We teach our kids in school not to be bullies, and so I am strongly against a bully being president of the United States or even running for that esteemed office.” The school’s gymnasium meanwhile was stuffed with well-heeled supporters, all waving blue “Christie 2016” signs, lettered in white.
  • (18) A double-blind trial of 2% miconazole in a cream and in a powder base and of the respective vehicles was done in a group of forty-five young sportsmen regularly training and using the showers in a gymnasium.
  • (19) Let me tell you, it embarrassed my children, it embarrassed my wife, it embarrassed young people that follow my campaign,” Rubio told the crowd inside a packed gymnasium in West Palm Beach on the eve of the Florida primary.
  • (20) In Brasilia, the activists have erected tents under the shadow of the newly constructed World Cup stadium at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, which has been turned into a Congress hall and concert venue.

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