Found 2 items, similar to colosseum.
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Definition: Colosseum
Colosseum
n : amphitheater in Rome built about AD 75 or 80
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Definition: Colosseum
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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