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colosseum

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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.colosseumColosseum - 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
Translations
colosseum
n → Kolosseum nt


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He wished to show Albert the Colosseum by moonlight, as he had shown him Saint Peter's by daylight.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
As he stood there he began to murmur Byron's famous lines, out of "Manfred," but before he had finished his quotation he remembered that if nocturnal meditations in the Colosseum are recommended by the poets, they are deprecated by the doctors.
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The picturesqueness of the chimney stacks and tumble-down walls of the burned-out quarters of the town, stretching out and concealing one another, reminded him of the Rhine and the Colosseum.
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