English noun: playing field |
1. | playing field (state) the circumstances under which competition occurs |
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| Samples | The government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe.
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| Broader (hypernym) | circumstance |
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2. | playing field (location) a piece of land prepared for playing a game |
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| Samples | The home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field.
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| Synonyms | athletic field, field, playing area |
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| Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | arena, ball field, baseball field, bowling green, court, diamond, football field, gridiron, palaestra, palestra, scene of action |
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| Part holonym | midfield |
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| Part meronym | arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium |
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