'Palestra' definitions:
Definition of 'palestra'
(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 'Palestra'
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