coliseum

American  

[kol-i-see-uhm] / ˌkɒl ɪˈsi əm /

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 British  

/ ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm /

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of coliseum

1700–10; < Medieval Latin Colisseum; see Colosseum

Example Sentences

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 • Mar. 22, 2023

“We do not know how long that will take at this time. The university has begun notifying groups that have reserved the coliseum and has advised them to find alternate locations.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Under the lights, at a sporting coliseum, Virat Kohli delivered to seal an extraordinary four-wicket win for India in the T20 World Cup.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022

As it swept through the ’60s, the conversation pit became a delineated social coliseum, designed for deep conversation and deliberate social intimacy, the interior design equivalent of the cul-de-sac.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

I could make out an open-air market filled with colorful tents, a stone amphitheater built on one side of the mountain, a hippodrome and a coliseum on the other.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan