stadio
stadium
noun STAH-dyoh Less Common
Origin: from Greek 'stadion', a unit of length and a racetrack
Also means
stage
Usage Note
Stadio is masculine, plural stadi. Note the second sense: it also means a 'stage' or 'phase' of a process, as in uno stadio avanzato ('an advanced stage').
Examples
"Lo stadio era pieno di gente."
Natural Translation
The stadium was full of people.
Literal Translation
The stadium was full of people.

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