Gymnasium or stadium

• Greek athletes' training area
• Ancient gymnasium
• Old Greek gymnasium (var.)
• A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
• Piano star drunk on beer, where classical training took place
• Athletic training site, in Greek antiquity

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of palaestra English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. A wrestling; the exercise ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palaestra ] [also: palestrae (pl)]