coliseum [k(ʰ)ɒləˈsiːəm] noun2 •A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.Has he not found this wide region profusely sprinkled with public works—highways, bridges, acqueducts,^([sic]) arches, palaces, Colisea,—massive, Roman-built? — 1859 •A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.The state deplores the consumer approach in sport—and builds the colisea which encourage it. — 1956 formscolisea · coliseums