noun
stadium
STAY-dee-uhm
noun
1
A large venue, usually with tiered seating, built for sporting events or concerts.
"The stadium was packed for the final."
"They're building a new stadium downtown."
2
A stage of development in an organism's life cycle (a specialist, scientific use).
"The insect passes through several larval stadia before maturing."
How to Use Stadium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA big arena for sports or big shows.
Common pairings
a packed stadium
stadium seating
football stadium
Word Forms
stadiums plural, stadia plural
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Etymology
From Latin stadium, itself from Greek stadion, originally the name of the footrace track at Olympia and a unit of length — the modern sports-venue sense grew out of "place shaped like a racecourse."