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stade.

Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).

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Meaning & usage

noun/steɪd//sted/Scotland
  1. Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).

    historical
  2. A track for footraces and its surrounding stadium.

    dated
  3. A stage of progress in a journey.

    obsolete
  4. A stage of progress of a disease.

    obsolete
  5. A stage of progress in glaciation during which a secondary advance of the glaciers occurs.

Where this word comes from

From Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), a 600-foot racetrack, a distance of 600 Greek feet. Cognate with French stade. Doublet of stadium, stadion, and estadio.

noun/steɪd//sted/Scotland
  1. A unit of length notionally based on the height of a grown man, equivalent to a fathom.

    historical
  2. Synonym of estadio: a traditional Spanish unit of measure equivalent to about 1.67 m.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Spanish estado, from Latin status (“standing”), in reference to it being roughly the height of a grown man. Doublet of estate, state, status, and estado.

noun/steɪd//sted/Scotland
  1. A chief town in an area or country.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Dutch stad. Doublet of stead.

noun/steɪd//sted/Scotland
  1. Fabric or textiles from or similar to those of Stade.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From German Stade, a town in Hanover.

noun/steɪd//sted/Scotland
  1. A station for ships, as an anchorage or wharf.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old English staed. Cognate with German Gestade (“shore”).

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