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colosseum
(redirected from Colisseum)

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col·os·se·um  (kl-sm)
n.
Variant of coliseum.
colosseum [ˌkɒləˈsɪəm]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a variant spelling of coliseum
Colosseum [ˌkɒləˈsɪəm]
n
(Placenames / Named Buildings) an amphitheatre in Rome built about 75-80 a.d
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Noun1.colosseum - a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80Colosseum - a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
Amphitheatrum Flavium
capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - 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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colosseum
n → Kolosseum nt
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Supporters of both sides dressed up as Roman legions and gladiators, posing for pictures around the Colisseum and St Peter's Square in the countdown to the evening kick-off, some of them sharing a drink at cafés despite an alcohol ban.
Fans await Roman epic in final countdown by AFP / AFP European Edition
In particular, it was the shortage of grain from Alexandria that spurred Vespasian into building The Colisseum, which was the main arena for the gruesome and bloodthirsty "entertainments", including the savage deaths of both human and animal victims.
Letter: Your Say - Distraction politics by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
The Scots model got the better of these three Roman gladiators in the shadow of the Colisseum.
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