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Synonyms for coliseum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kol-i-see-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒl ɪˈsi əm

Définition of coliseum

Origin :
  • "music hall," c.1710, Modern Latin variant of Latin colosseum, amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome (see Colosseum).
  • noun arena for events
Example sentences :
  • You have called a meeting in the Coliseum to protest against the bread-tax.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • The Coliseum, which we meet first, on our right, was bristling with churches.
  • Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
  • Look at what Turner will do when his cue is masonry,—in the Coliseum.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on Landscape » by John Ruskin
  • None of them spoke until they had reached a safe distance from the Coliseum.
  • Extract from : « The Martyr of the Catacombs » by Anonymous
  • His shelter was the Coliseum or the doorways or desert places of Rome.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 » by Various
  • "There is an immense number of plants that grow in and upon the Coliseum," said Mr. George.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Rome » by Jacob Abbott
  • "They are going to carry them away as souvenirs of the Coliseum, I suppose," said Mr. George.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Rome » by Jacob Abbott
  • The Coliseum was built as a place for the exhibition of games and spectacles.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Rome » by Jacob Abbott
  • The Coliseum is so large that it covers six acres of ground.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Rome » by Jacob Abbott
  • That a sepia photograph of the Coliseum, framed, is a work of art.
  • Extract from : « The American Credo » by George Jean Nathan

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