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has gloss | eng: A Mesoamerican ballcourt is a large masonry structure of a type used in Mesoamerica for over 2,700 years to play the Mesoamerican ballgame, particularly the hip-ball version of the ballgame. Over 1,300 ballcourts have been identified, 60% in the last 20 years alone. Although there is a tremendous variation in size, in general all ballcourts are the same shape: a long narrow alley flanked by two walls with horizontal, vertical, and sloping faces. Although the alleys in early ballcourts were open-ended, later ballcourts had enclosed end-zones, giving the structure an -shape when viewed from above. |
lexicalization | eng: Mesoamerican ballcourt |
instance of | (noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments sports stadium, bowl, arena, stadium |
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has gloss | rus: Стадион для месоамериканской игры в мяч — тип каменного сооружения, где на протяжении 2700 лет индейцы играли в мяч. На территории Месоамерики было обнаружено более 1300 стадионов, причём 60 % из них — за последние 20 лет. |
lexicalization | rus: Стадион для месоамериканской игры в мяч |
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media:img | LubaantunBallmarkerPeabodyB.jpg |
media:img | Maya Vase Ballplayer.png |
media:img | Mesoamerican Ballcourt cross-sections 3.svg |
media:img | Mesoamerican Ballcourt terminology schema.svg |
media:img | Monte Albán-12-05oaxaca024.jpg |
media:img | Staircase Riser, Maya, ballgame.jpg |
media:img | Western Mexican tomb culture tableau (Tom Aleto).jpg |
media:img | Xochicalco ballcourt 2.jpg |
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