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• n  a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
• n  an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

• The crowd at the Riverbend amphitheater roars its agreement: 18,500 otherwise respectable people, many in full tropical regalia--foam parrot hats, grass skirts and coconut-shell .
• In a 20,000-seat amphitheater he had built for the occasion, Sheik Zayed inaugurated seven nights of revelry by joining in a saber dance.
• Pointing at CERN's grand geological amphitheater of the Jura and the Alps.

• amphitheatre
• coliseum

News & Articles

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• RiversEdge Amphitheater concert to close street
  Riverfront Plaza will be closed from 2 to 11 p.m. Thursday due to the first concert in The Downtown Hamilton Summer Concert Series at the RiversEdge Amphitheater.
  June 12, 2013 - The Hamilton Journal News
• Holts Summit aldermen approve adding roof to park amphitheater
  Construction of a $13,000 roof over an existing amphitheater concrete pad at Greenway Park was approved Monday night by the Holts Summit Board of Aldermen.
  June 12, 2013 - Jefferson City News Tribune
• City: Group Can Build Its Amphitheater
  All systems appear to be go for a group of young women to spearhead a project that will bring an outdoor amphitheater to St. Clair.
  June 12, 2013 - The Missourian

Quotes

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• Tim McGraw in San Francisco Chronicle
  A spokesperson for McGraw says, "While Tim was performing at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Wash., last night, he watched a man rush to the front of the stage. This overly aggressive fan attacked a female fan and Tim witnessed this...
• Marty Markowitz in Courier Life Publications
  Markowitz said that he was, "Planning to build New York City's first amphitheater" at Asser Levy Seaside Park, where he has presented free concerts each summer for years.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr in MiamiHerald.com
  There are many reasons why we wanted to get involved with Victory Junction and build this amphitheater, and it starts with the tremendous impact the camp has on these kids,Earnhardt Jr. said.