Arena

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Arena
Author: Noah Webster

ARE’NA, n. [L. sand.]

1. An open space of ground strewed with sand, on which the gladiators, in ancient Rome, exhibited shows of fighting for the amusement of spectators. Hence, a place for public exhibition.

2. Among physicians, sand or gravel in the kidneys.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Arena," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3VEXEWVLCX2NM4S.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Arena." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3VEXEWVLCX2NM4S.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Arena' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3VEXEWVLCX2NM4S.