coliseum
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- noun
- /ˌkɒlɪˈsiːəm/
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coliseo
- A league-wide player survey in 2001 rated the coliseum as the fourth-best playing surface in the National Football League.
Want them to fight in the Coliseum, in Rome.
- Want them to fight in the Coliseum, in Rome.
- And then it's time to go into the, the, the Coliseum and watch the game.
- Elon Musk fought Mark Zuckerberg in the Coliseum.
- It's not Marcus Aurelius describing the Colossus of roads or, you know, the aqueducts or the Coliseum.
- I blew people, you know, I grew up a block from that Coliseum, you know.
- So this is the gay bar of Italy, the gay bar right by the Coliseum.
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The ancient Coliseum in Rome can hold tens of thousands of spectators during a gladiatorial contest.
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The most amazing thing you could imagine happened over the last four days at the Coliseum.
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And then it's time to go into the, the, the Coliseum and watch the game.
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I want to see like almost like the Coliseum in Rome.
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J. Lo's coming to the Coliseum next month.
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I was there at the Coliseum when they announced he got the nomination.
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A famous building that uses columns for decorative purposes only is the Coliseum in Rome.
Academic text (2008) -
Back in ancient Rome, they threw Christians to the lions in the Coliseum for sport.
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The trolley comes to a smooth halt in front of the Coliseum, and all passengers are discharged.
Fiction book (2001) -
The NFL Tennessee Titans football team installed Tifsport when Adelphia Coliseum was built.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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A large open building with seats around a field for sports or concerts
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A large open-air stadium with a rounded shape for sports events
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A large building with seats where people watch sports or concerts
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A large covered stadium used for sports or concerts
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A large open place with rising rows of seats around a middle area where people watch events
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A large old open building in Rome where people watch gladiator fights and public shows
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A large open air Roman stadium for chariot races and gladiator fights
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A large indoor building with seats for people to watch sports like basketball or hockey
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A large outdoor building with seats for many people to watch sports or concerts
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A stadium for horse races and shows
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A large sports arena with a rounded roof that covers the field and seats
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A place like a stadium where people take part in races
A large ancient Roman arena called the Colosseum that dates from about AD 80
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Etymology
Coliseum comes from a giant statue called the Colossus, which meant 'huge statue' and stood next to Rome's great arena, and the same root gives us colossal meaning 'very large'. So a coliseum is a very large stadium for big public events.