Palestra

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

palestra
    n 1: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the
         training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palestra},
         {palaestra}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[ae]}, E. {Palestras}.
   [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written
   also {pal[ae]stra}.] (Antiq.)
   (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for
       athletic exercise in general.
   (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
       [1913 Webster] Palestric
       Palestrian