Colosseum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Colosseum	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Colosseum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Colosseum n a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 Synonym(s): Colosseum, Amphitheatrum Flavium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colosseum \Col`os*se"um\, n. [Neut., fr. L. colosseus gigantic. See {Coliseum}.] The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [Also written {Coliseum}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coliseum \Col`i*se"um\, n. [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr. L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See {Colossus}, and cf. {Colosseum}.] The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world. [Written also {Colosseum}.]