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Answer for the clue "Greek wrestling school ", 8 letters:
palestra

Alternative clues for the word palestra

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

Word definitions for palestra in dictionaries

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 ...

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

Usage examples of palestra.

Hermione was powerful and unconscious in the water, large and slow and powerful, Palestra was quick and silent as a water-rat, Gerald wavered and flickered, a white natural shadow.