'Colosseum' definitions:
Definition of 'Colosseum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 [syn: Colosseum, Amphitheatrum Flavium]
Definition of 'Colosseum'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Colosseum'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'colosseum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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