coliseum
Americannoun
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Also colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
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(initial capital letter) Colosseum.
noun
Etymology
Origin of coliseum
1700–10; < Medieval Latin Colisseum; see Colosseum
Vocabulary lists containing coliseum
Example Sentences
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The rattlesnakes are rounded up in the second weekend of March and then taken to a coliseum, where tens of thousands of visitors watch organizers milk their venom.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023
A part of the ceiling on a small government coliseum in Masbate city was also damaged, Dilao said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Under the lights, at a sporting coliseum, Virat Kohli delivered to seal an extraordinary four-wicket win for India in the T20 World Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
As it swept through the ’60s, the conversation pit became a delineated social coliseum, designed for deep conversation and deliberate social intimacy, the interior design equivalent of the cul-de-sac.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
In the distance rose the coliseum and the horse racing arena.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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