how to pronounce arena

/əˈɹiː.nə/

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arena is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of arena in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… um uncommon in the political arena for …”

meaning of arena

An arena is a large, open, circular area, often surrounded by a fence, where many events can be held, such as sporting events, concerts, circuses, and other performances.

arena frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word arena occurs in english on average 10.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics arena can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that arena can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;