• English word stadium in the Shona Dictionary
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  • dialects/origins: Standard Shona
English translation
A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia.
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time

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