Colosseum - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Colosseum :  (noun)

1: amphitheater in Rome built about AD 75 or 80 [syn: Colosseum]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Colosseum : \Col`os*se"um\, n. [Neut., fr. L. colosseus gigantic. See Coliseum.] The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [Also written Coliseum.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Colosseum

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