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Noun: playing field
  1. The circumstances under which competition occurs
    "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
     
  2. A piece of land prepared for playing a game
    "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the playing field";
    - athletic field, playing area, field, pitch [Brit]

Derived forms: playing fields

Type of: circumstance, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

Part of: arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium

Encyclopedia: Playing field