'Palaestra' definitions:
Definition of 'palaestra'
From: WordNet
noun
A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palestra, palaestra]
Definition of 'palaestra'
From: GCIDE
- Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling. [1913 Webster] Palestric Palestrian
Synonyms of 'palaestra'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acrobatics,
- agonistics,
- agora,
- amphitheater,
- arena,
- association football,
- athletic field,
- athletics,
- auditorium,
- background,
- bathing,
- bear garden,
- bowl,
- boxing ring,
- bull ring,
- campus,
- canvas,
- circus,
- cockpit,
- coliseum,
- colosseum,
- course,
- fencing school,
- field,
- floor,
- forum,
- ground,
- gym,
- gymnasium,
- gymnastics,
- hall,
- hippodrome,
- lists,
- locale,
- marketplace,
- mat,
- milieu,
- natation,
- open forum,
- parade ground,
- pit,
- place,
- platform,
- precinct,
- prize ring,
- public square,
- purlieu,
- range,
- ring,
- Rugby,
- rugger,
- scene,
- scene of action,
- scenery,
- setting,
- site,
- soccer,
- sphere,
- sports,
- squared circle,
- stadium,
- stage,
- stage set,
- stage setting,
- swimming,
- terrain,
- theater,
- tilting ground,
- tiltyard,
- track,
- track and field,
- tumbling,
- walk,
- wrestling ring,
- wrestling school