Definitions
an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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?”
“The nibbèd feather plumes its flights toward thee, / Thou mistress of mad poets and of night, / Cynthia, whom science weakly holds to be / The milky way’s coagulated light, / Or scooped from verdant Colisea of the Mite.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Large ancient arena”8 letters
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