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Noun: Colosseum  ,kó-lu'see-um
  1. A large amphitheatre in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
    - Amphitheatrum Flavium

Type of: amphitheater [US], amphitheatre, coliseum

Part of: capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Roma, Rome

Encyclopedia: Colosseum, Queensland