| Library / English Dictionary |
COLISEUM
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
Synonyms:
amphitheater; amphitheatre; coliseum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coliseum" is a kind of...):
arena; bowl; sports stadium; stadium (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
Meronyms (parts of "coliseum"):
vomitory (an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium)
Instance hyponyms:
Amphitheatrum Flavium; Colosseum (a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80)
