e/Mesoamerican ballcourt

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has glosseng: 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.
lexicalizationeng: Mesoamerican ballcourt
instance of(noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
sports stadium, bowl, arena, stadium
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Russian
has glossrus: 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.
lexicalizationrus: Стадион для месоамериканской игры в мяч
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media:imgMaya Vase Ballplayer.png
media:imgMesoamerican Ballcourt cross-sections 3.svg
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media:imgStaircase Riser, Maya, ballgame.jpg
media:imgWestern Mexican tomb culture tableau (Tom Aleto).jpg
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