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- DictionaryHip·po·drome/ˈhipəˌdrōm/
noun
- 1. a theater or other performance venue: "“Tuna Does Vegas” is ending this week at the Waco Hippodrome"
- 2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) a course for chariot or horse races.
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Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types. A modern example is the Hippodrome which opened in London in 1900 "combining circus, hippodrome, and stage performances". It is derived from the ancient Greek hippodromos, a stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words hippos (ἵππος; "horse") and dromos (δρόμος; "course").... Wikipedia