"coliseum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkɑləˈsi.əm/ [Canada], /kɒl.əˈsiː.əm/ [UK] Audio: en-ca-synth-coliseum.ogg Forms: coliseums [plural], colisea [plural, rare]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|coliseum}} Medieval Latin coliseum, {{der|en|la|Colosseum}} Latin Colosseum, {{m|la|colosseus||gigantic}} colosseus (“gigantic”), {{der|en|grc|κολοσσιαῖος|}} Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), {{m|grc|κολοσσός||giant statue}} κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”), {{section link|w:Colosseum#Name}} w:Colosseum § Name Head templates: {{en-noun|+|colisea|pl2qual=rare}} coliseum (plural coliseums or (rare) colisea)
  1. A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
    Sense id: en-coliseum-en-noun-veCkCgqy
  2. A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.
    Sense id: en-coliseum-en-noun-uwtsbkDb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: colossæum [archaic], colosseum Derived forms: coliseum ivy

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