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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	Colosseum
    n 1: a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun
         by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 [syn: Colosseum,
         Amphitheatrum Flavium]

	

	58 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 ring