different between amphitheater vs coliseum

amphitheater

English

Noun

amphitheater (plural amphitheaters)

  1. American spelling form of amphitheatre

Anagrams

  • amphitheatre

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /am.p?i.t?e?a?.ter/, [ämp??t??e?ä?t??r]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /am.fi.te?a.ter/, [?mfit?????t??r]

Noun

amphithe?ter m (genitive amphithe?tr?); second declension

  1. (Vulgar Latin) alternative form of amphithe?trum

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

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coliseum

English

Alternative forms

  • colossæum (archaic)
  • colosseum

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (gigantic), from Ancient Greek ??????????? (kolossiaîos), from ???????? (kolossós, giant statue). See also: Colosseum § Name on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /?k?l??si.?m/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /k?l.??si?.?m/

Noun

coliseum (plural coliseums)

  1. A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
    the London Coliseum
  2. A large, often circular building, for indoor sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, etc.; arena.

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