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coliseum

[ kol-i-see-uhm ]

noun

  1. Also colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
  2. (initial capital letter) Colosseum.


coliseum

/ ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm /

noun

  1. a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coliseum1

1700–10; < Medieval Latin Colisseum; Colosseum

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coliseum1

C18: from Medieval Latin Colisseum, variant of Colosseum

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Example Sentences

As the Roman emperors knew during the staging of the gladiator games at the Coliseum, so FIFA knows now: The mob must be appeased.

An alert is in place after shots were fired near the Coliseum parking lot.

A freshman walking near Cassell Coliseum gasped to happen upon the officer bleeding on the pavement.

“She may never climb out of this coliseum,” he tells The Daily Beast.

Gotham Book Mart closed in 2006; Coliseum Books met a similar fate in 2007.

Look at what Turner will do when his cue is masonry,—in the Coliseum.

He ran as fast as he could, and found himself at length in the Coliseum.

Follow with papers on the Roman games; at the dedication of the Coliseum these lasted a hundred days.

An extract of a private letter from Rome states that the Coliseum is in process of restoration.

Nan had her sight of the Coliseum by moonlight, and was stirred to the depths by the grandeur and solemnity of the scene.

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