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    COLOSSEUM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80play

    Synonyms:

    Amphitheatrum Flavium; Colosseum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Instance hypernyms:

    amphitheater; amphitheatre; coliseum (an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)

    Holonyms ("Colosseum" is a part of...):

    capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)

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