Gymnasium or stadium

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

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Old French palestre (12c.), from Latin palaestra , from Greek palaistra "gymnasium, public place for exercise," originally "wrestling school," from palaiein "to wrestle" (of unknown origin) + -tra , suffix denoting place.

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)]

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