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Hippodrome [HIP-ə-drohm]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: French, 16th century

1. A theater or other performance venue.

2. (In ancient Greece or Rome) A course for chariot or horse races.

Examples of hippodrome in a sentence

"When we heard who was playing at the hippodrome this weekend, we got tickets for the whole family."

"The historic Hippodrome Theater is more often used for conventions rather than stage shows now, but it still welcomes thousands of people a year."