Colosseum Definition

käləsēəm
noun
An amphitheater in Rome, built c. a.d. 75-80: much of it is still standing.
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Coliseum.

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Alternative spelling of coliseum.

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Synonyms:
  • Amphitheatrum Flavium
pronoun

The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.

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Singular:
Colosseum
Plural:
colosseums

Origin of Colosseum

  • From Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaios), from κολοσσός (colossos, “giant statue”).

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Colosseum Sentence Examples

  • Some of the more famous sites, such as the Colosseum or the Vatican Museum, are popular for a very good reason.

  • The most conspicuous of them is the great amphitheatre, a building perhaps of the end of the 1st century A.D., which in general form closely resembled the Colosseum in Rome.

  • It is inferior in size only to the Colosseum and the amphitheatres of Capua and Verona, measuring about 153 by 130 yds.

  • Do some research on the Colosseum before you go, it will make the experience much more enjoyable.

  • At the Colosseum you can opt for one of the guided tours in many languages.

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