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Coterie vs Arena - What's the difference?

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Coterie is a related term of arena.


As nouns the difference between coterie and arena

is that coterie is a circle of people who associate with one another while arena is sand.

coterie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A circle of people who associate with one another.
    • The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie .
  • An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.
    • A tightly-knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.
  • A communal burrow of prairie dogs.
    • The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.
  • * 2000 , Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis , page 473:
    • The population of each coterie' constantly changes over a period of a few months or years, by death, birth, and emigration. But the ' coterie boundary remains about the same, being learned by each prairie dog born into it.
  • * 2001 , Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, The Emperor's Embrace: The Evolution of Fatherhood :
    • The odd part of prairie dog life is that this friendly state exists only among the members of each coterie', and does not extend between ' coteries .
  • * 2009 , Miriam Aronin, The Prairie Dog's Town: A Perfect Hideaway , page 22:
    • The Town Grows Young prairie dogs in a coterie are brothers and sisters. They have the same father and sometimes the same mother. To find a mate from a different family, young prairie dogs must travel to a new area.

    arena

    English

    Noun

  • An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (N. America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
    • A large crowd filled the seats of the arena .
  • The building housing such an area.
    • The arena is grey with white beams.
  • (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
    • The gladiators entered the arena .
  • A realm in which important events unfold.
    • The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena .

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