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Colosseum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Colosseum has 1 sense
- colosseum(n = noun.artifact) amphitheatrum flavium - a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80; Array is a kind of amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum
is a part of capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome
CIDE DICTIONARY
Colosseum, n. [Neut., fr. L. colosseus gigantic. See Coliseum.].
The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Colosseum, n. a large stadium or amphitheatre.
Etymology
med.L, neut. of colosseus gigantic (as COLOSSUS)
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Colosseum
agora, amphitheater, arena, athletic field, auditorium, background, bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, course, field, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, ring, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, site, sphere, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, walk, wrestling ringROGET THESAURUS
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Arena
N arena, field, platform, scene of action, theater, walk, course, hustings, stare, boards, amphitheater, Coliseum, Colosseum, Flavian amphitheater, hippodrome, circus, race course, corso, turf, cockpit, bear garden, playground, gymnasium, palestra, ring, lists, tiltyard, tilting ground, Campus Martins, Champ de Allars, campus, boxing ring, canvas, theater of war, seat of war, battle-field, battle-ground, field of battle, field of slaughter, Aceldama, camp, the enemy's camp, trusting place.
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