Circus and Colosseum

Circus

Circus noun - A large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators.
Usage example: the Roman circus is believed to have held 50,000 spectators in ancient times

Colosseum and circus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Colosseum" instead a noun "Circus".

Colosseum

Colosseum noun - A large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators.
Usage example: run 10 laps around the colosseum
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Circus and colosseum are semantically related. You can use "Circus" instead a noun "Colosseum".
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