coliseum

[ kol-i-see-uhm ]

noun

1. Also colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
2. (initial capital letter) Colosseum.

coliseum

/ ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm /

noun

1. a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of coliseum¹

1700–10; < Medieval Latin Colisseum; Colosseum

Word History and Origins

Origin of coliseum¹

C18: from Medieval Latin Colisseum, variant of Colosseum

Example Sentences

The first stop, Expo/Vermont Stations, is about a 13-minute walk to the coliseum.

From Los Angeles Times

Out my window, I watch us rise higher and higher above Jackson; over the coliseum with its big top, the skyscrapers, the governor’s mansion, and churches downtown; the busy interstate, the sleepy suburbs.

From Literature

She was also the executive producer, making decisions on budgets, wardrobe edits and how to make it snow in the coliseum.

From Los Angeles Times

Professional athletes run up and down courts or across fields in their glory – before exiting their coliseums, in their designer threads, jumping into their quarter-million-dollar cars, and off to live their lavish lives.

From Salon

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