COLISEUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

Synonyms:

amphitheater; amphitheatre; coliseum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coliseum" is a kind of...):

arena; bowl; sports stadium; stadium (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)

Meronyms (parts of "coliseum"):

vomitory (an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium)

Instance hyponyms:

Amphitheatrum Flavium; Colosseum (a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80)