stadia

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Italian stadia.

Noun

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A surveyors' stadia or level staff

stadia (plural stadia)

  1. (surveying) A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope.
  2. (military) (historically) A graduated brass triangle used to measure the distance of a target by comparison of the graduations with the heights of soldiers or horses.

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ (stádia), plural of στᾰ́δῐον (stádion).

Noun

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stadia

  1. plural of stadion

Etymology 3

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From Latin stadia, plural of stadium.

Noun

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stadia

  1. plural of stadium
Usage notes
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  • For clarification of which plural form of stadium is considered appropriate in a given context, see the usage note at the entry for stadium.
Synonyms
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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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stadia

  1. plural of stadium

French

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Noun

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stadia m (plural stadias)

  1. stadia

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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stadia f (plural stadie)

  1. (surveying) stadia, level staff
    Synonym: mira

Hypernyms

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Descendants

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  • English: stadia

Latin

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Noun

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stadia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of stadium

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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stadia n

  1. definite plural of stadium

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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stadia n

  1. definite plural of stadium

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsta.dja/
  • Rhymes: -adja
  • Syllabification: sta‧dia

Noun

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stadia

  1. nominative plural of stadium
  2. accusative plural of stadium
  3. vocative plural of stadium