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COLOSSEUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
Synonyms:
Amphitheatrum Flavium; Colosseum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
amphitheater; amphitheatre; coliseum (an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)
Holonyms ("Colosseum" is a part of...):
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)
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