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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 palestra
 體育學校,摔角場,體育

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pa·les·tra n.; pl. L. Palestræ E. Palestras   [Written also palæstra.] Antiq. (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 palestra
      n : a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the
          training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palaestra]
      [also: palestrae (pl)]