estadio
nounEtymology From Portuguese estádio, from Latin stadium (“stadium, Roman stade”), from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion, “stadium for footraces, stadion”). Doublet of stade, stadium, and stadion.
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Historical A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree.
- Coordinate terms
- milha (3 estadios), legua (24 estadios), degree (432, 480, or 600 estadios)