stade

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/steɪd/Scotland/sted/

noun

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

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stadionestadio
OriginLatin stadium ← Ancient Greek στάδιον →
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Meanings

stade1

nounstade (plural stades)

plural stades

  1. historicalSynonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).

    Synonyms: stadion

  2. datedA track for footraces and its surrounding stadium.
  3. A stage of progress
    1. obsoletein a journey.
    2. obsoletemedicineof a disease.
    3. geographyin glaciation during which a secondary advance of the glaciers occurs.

stade2

nounstade (plural stades)

plural stades

  1. historicalA unit of length notionally based on the height of a grown man, equivalent to a fathom.
  2. obsoleteunits of measureSynonym of estadio: a traditional Spanish unit of measure equivalent to about 1.67 m.

    Synonyms: estadio

stade3

nounstade (plural stades)

plural stades

  1. obsoleterareA chief town in an area or country.

stade4

nounstade (plural stades)

plural stades

  1. obsoleteFabric or textiles from or similar to those of Stade.

stade5

nounstade (plural stades)

plural stades

  1. obsoletenauticalA station for ships, as an anchorage or wharf.

Stade6

proper nounStade (countable and uncountable, plural Stades)

plural Stades

  1. countableuncountableA town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
stadion

nounSynonym of estadio: a traditional Spanish unit of measure equivalent to about 1.67 m.

Similar
estadio
Also see
estadioestadofathomfurlongstadion

Origin

stade · noun

  1. Ancient Greekστάδιον
  2. Latinstadium
  3. Englishstade

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.

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stade · noun

  1. Latinstatus“standing”
  2. Spanishestado
  3. Englishstade

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.

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stade · noun

  1. Dutchstad
  2. Englishstade

From Dutch stad. Doublet of stead.

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stade · noun

  1. GermanStade
  2. Englishstade

From German Stade, a town in Hanover.

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stade · noun

  1. Old Englishstaed
  2. Englishstade

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

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Stade · proper noun

  1. GermanStade
  2. EnglishStade

Borrowed from German Stade.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

stade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stade

MLA

“stade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stade.

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