Found 2 items, similar to coliseum.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: coliseum
coliseum
n : an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which
contests and spectacles are held [syn:
amphitheater,
amphitheatre]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Coliseum
Colosseum
\Col`os*se"um\, n. [Neut., fr. L. colosseus gigantic.
See
Coliseum.]
The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [Also written
Coliseum.]
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Coliseum
\Col`i*se"um\, n. [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr.
L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See
Colossus, and cf.
Colosseum.]
The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the
world. [Written also
Colosseum.]
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