Definition of "coliseum" [col•i•se•um]

• A large amphitheater for public sports events, entertainment, or assemblies. (noun)

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• "When the tickets arrived, we called the coliseum to see which group of tickets were the best seats."
• "So would less antipathy from the City Council toward the coliseum, which is an obvious key to the area's resurgence."
• "The coliseum was the venue in Corpus Christi for large concerts for decades, from its opening in 1954 until it was replaced by the American Bank Center in 2004."