coliseum
/kɒləˈsiːəm/UK[k(ʰ)ɒləˈsiːəm]
coliseum noun: a large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
Noun
coliseum (plural coliseums or (rare) colisea)
- A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
- the London Coliseum
- Has he not found this wide region profusely sprinkled with public works—highways, bridges, acqueducts,^([sic]) arches, palaces, Colisea,—massive, Roman-built?1859 November, “Christianity a Strong System”, in The New Englander, volume XVII, number LXVIII, New Haven, Conn.: William L. Kingsley, […], page 856
- A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
- The state deplores the consumer approach in sport—and builds the colisea which encourage it.1956, Soviet Survey, pages 54–55
Proper noun capitalized: Coliseum
the Coliseum
- Alternative form of Colosseum.
coliseum meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
coliseum in Hindi
- कोलिज़ियम
coliseum in Marathi
- कोलिझियम
coliseum in Urdu
- کولیزیم, کولیسیم, کولزیم
coliseum in Bengali
- কোলিজিয়াম
More languagesFewer languages
- coliseum in Telugu
- కొలిసియం
- coliseum in Malayalam
- കൊളിസിയം, കൊലിസിയം, കൊളീസിയം
- coliseum in Kannada
- ಕೊಲಿಸಿಯಂ, ಕೊಲಿಸಿಯಮ್
- coliseum in Punjabi
- ਕੋਲੀਸੀਅਮ
- coliseum in Gujarati
- કોલિઝિયમ, કોલીઝિયમ
- coliseum in Odia
- କୋଲିଜିଯ଼ମ୍, କୋଲିଜିଯ଼ମ
- coliseum in Nepali
- कोलिजियम, कोलेसियम
Forms of coliseum
| plural | coliseums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | colossæum |
| alternative form | colosseum |
| plural (rare) | colisea |
Origin of coliseum
From Medieval Latin coliseum, from Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”). See also: w:Colosseum § Name on Wikipedia.
Words formed from coliseum
Questions about coliseum
- What does coliseum mean?
- Coliseum means a large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
- What is coliseum in Hindi?
- Coliseum in Hindi is कोलिज़ियम. See Coliseum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is coliseum?
- Coliseum can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce coliseum?
- Coliseum is pronounced /kɒləˈsiːəm/.
- What is the plural of coliseum?
- The plural of coliseum is coliseums.
Words near coliseum in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: coliseum (page history and authors); Coliseum (page history and authors); coliseum (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coliseum (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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