palestra

n. ancient Greek wrestling gymnasium; wrestling school

For the Greek and Roman sports arenas, see Palaestra The Palestra is a historic arena and the home gym of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers men's and women's basketball teams, volleyball teams, wrestling team, and Philadelphia Big 5 men's basketball. Located at 215 South 33rd St. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, adjacent to Franklin Field in the University City section of Philadelphia, it originally opened on January 1, 1927.
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Noun
1. a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
(synonym) palaestra
(hypernym) playing field, athletic field, playing area, field

n. gymnasium, gym

n. arena, open area